A form of social control?
27 2015-02-14 by [deleted]
I just read this book today called Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience and came across this passage.
"Some good examples of how social controls are enforced by creating chemical dependencies are the case of the Spaniards introduction to Rum and brandy into Central America and the use of whiskey to American Indian territories and the Chinese opium wars.
Herbert Marcuse has discussed extensively how dominant social groups coopted sexuality and pornography to enforce social controls. As Aristotle said long ago, the study of pleasure and pain belongs to the province of the political philosopher
Thoughts...
5 comments
5 plato_thyself 2015-02-14
It's a terrific book, that's for sure. Read it a few years ago.
1 killerjavi98 2015-02-14
can you share more about the book i would really appreciate it
1 EnslavedMaster 2015-02-14
Very interesting. I had the book in my hands a few years ago and regret not reading it.
I've been thinking a lot about ancient occult knowledge(Vatican library) having info on human psychology to form the foundation of governments and religions.
It's all just theorist in my mind. If anyone has any info on related subjects I would appreciate the read.
0 damndirtylies 2015-02-14
The Catholics certainly have an older and truer understanding of human psychology than the fraudulent field of psychology today. Other esoteric orders do too. /r/occultconspiracy may interest you.
1 hipnosister 2015-02-14
You forgot your ending quotation mark.