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Animals & Robots
“In contrast to man, animals are not mechanical or sadistic, and their societies (within the same species) are incomparably more peaceful than man’s societies. The basic question runs: What caused the human animal to deteriorate and become robotlike? His viciousness, … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, control-systems, double-bind, religion, sex
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Double Bind
“This dividedness, this potential confusion over the state in which the subject finds itself, is, I believe, the beginning of an opposition between the “inner” and “outer” realms of the subject, which laid the foundation for a phenomenon recognized by … Continue reading
Fascist rituals
“Men themselves were now split into a (female) interior and a (male) exterior – the body armor. And as we know, the interior and exterior were mortal enemies. What we see being portrayed in the rituals are the armor’s separation … Continue reading
Cut-ups
“Burroughs… developed the concept of ‘cut-up’ in using it to demonstrate the controlling quality intrinsic to ‘the Word’; possession over human beings by language. The cut-up is a way of exposing word and image controls thereby freeing oneself from them, … Continue reading
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Tagged brainwashing, Burroughs, control-systems, gnosis, magic
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