By Lida Prypchan What I admire about Mr. J. M. is his ability to examine the souls of those around him. At the first contact, a look, a few sentences, a handshake and J. M. already knows who the other person is. I always tell him that he should work in the identification offices. …
July 2014 archive
ART, OPINION AND POLITICAL PROPAGANDA (I)
By Lida Prypchan “We can conceive of a world dominated by an invisible tyranny which adopts the form of a democratic government.” Kenneth Boulding In the same way in which we are sold a commercial product, the same is …
Political Propaganda: An Attempt to Exert Influence on Opinion (II)
By Lida Prypchan “Politics is the art of preventing people from getting involved in what concerns them.” Valéry Political propaganda has been inspired by and has taken from poetry many of its procedures: the seduction of rhythm, the prestige of the verb, the violence of images, and dramatic progression. It …