Ideazed World...
One of the most interesting things that I've read about so far is the way that cult leaders, Hitler and avertisers have established an idealized image of their target objective in our heads. For instance, Adolf Hitler did a phenominal job of establishing the Nazi party as the superiorty. When I was in the Imperical War Museum I saw the literal example of how influencial Hitler's politics were. I find it interesting that he was able to give people a solution, when in such reality there is a lack of a problem.
Very interesting (sadly very well done) the wasy that Hitler associated the words 'leader' with his own name.
Hitler knew how he needed to get people to follow him and he had a great opportunity to persuade the German public, as they were falling apart. The way that he enstilled the image of Germany as superior, and Jews as inferior was sadly...brilliant. He kept forcing the images of supiority by using Greek temples for Nazi's buildings.
This gave him credibility, a sense of supiority, and perception that he was powerful. The interesting thing to me is the way that Lewin puts it. That 'no longer did he see beautiful gullies and interesting rock formations, but rather places to hide.' I just wonder how often instead of seeing a beautiful gully (i.e an opportunity to succeed) we see a place to hide (i.e the feelings of fear). Intersting to me the way people perceive things based off of their idealized worlds. I would think that people with lower self-esteem are more sussceptible to advertising, and feel as if they have those Michael Jordan shoes than they will feel better about themselvs. The actions of advitiser's, cult leaders and Hitler play well on those people.
People with lower self-esteem seem to be easier to influence and persuaded into an image based off of what someone (i.e Hitler) says. People in general are so easy to advertise to because we're so used to be told what to do, and how to think. That is why cult's are so prevelant in my mind, because people need to be told to 'go to college' or 'get a job right after school.' Blows my mind.
Very interesting (sadly very well done) the wasy that Hitler associated the words 'leader' with his own name.
Hitler knew how he needed to get people to follow him and he had a great opportunity to persuade the German public, as they were falling apart. The way that he enstilled the image of Germany as superior, and Jews as inferior was sadly...brilliant. He kept forcing the images of supiority by using Greek temples for Nazi's buildings.
This gave him credibility, a sense of supiority, and perception that he was powerful. The interesting thing to me is the way that Lewin puts it. That 'no longer did he see beautiful gullies and interesting rock formations, but rather places to hide.' I just wonder how often instead of seeing a beautiful gully (i.e an opportunity to succeed) we see a place to hide (i.e the feelings of fear). Intersting to me the way people perceive things based off of their idealized worlds. I would think that people with lower self-esteem are more sussceptible to advertising, and feel as if they have those Michael Jordan shoes than they will feel better about themselvs. The actions of advitiser's, cult leaders and Hitler play well on those people.
People with lower self-esteem seem to be easier to influence and persuaded into an image based off of what someone (i.e Hitler) says. People in general are so easy to advertise to because we're so used to be told what to do, and how to think. That is why cult's are so prevelant in my mind, because people need to be told to 'go to college' or 'get a job right after school.' Blows my mind.
posted by Godfather | 8:29 AM
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