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"To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really?
"The Century of the Self" [directed by Adam Curtis, who produced "The Power of Nightmares" a couple of years ago -- Ed.] tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States.
"How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund's devoted daughter; and present-day PR guru and Sigmund's great grandson, Matthew Freud.
"Sigmund Freud's work into the bubbling and murky world of the subconscious changed the world. By introducing a technique to probe the unconscious mind, Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses. Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors, marketing moguls, and society's belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man's ultimate goal."
"The Century of Self" can be viewed in four part on this page, while MP4 files to download (about 165MB each) can be found here.
Meanwhile, in Baghdad...
"Dr. Haseeba Shiya is a well-known and well-regarded doctor who lives in Baghdad. She has been on television many times talking about her work as a doctor and the situation in Baghdad.
"She has a clinic in Sadr City and has worked as a medical doctor for 40 years in Baghdad. She has seen many things, having lived and practiced medicine through three wars and much political turmoil in Iraq.
"She discusses the difficulties of travel to her work as well as some of the strange diseases and medical abnormalities that have shown up since the first and second American invasions of Iraq."
"The Century of the Self" [directed by Adam Curtis, who produced "The Power of Nightmares" a couple of years ago -- Ed.] tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States.
"How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund's devoted daughter; and present-day PR guru and Sigmund's great grandson, Matthew Freud.
"Sigmund Freud's work into the bubbling and murky world of the subconscious changed the world. By introducing a technique to probe the unconscious mind, Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses. Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors, marketing moguls, and society's belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man's ultimate goal."
"The Century of Self" can be viewed in four part on this page, while MP4 files to download (about 165MB each) can be found here.
Meanwhile, in Baghdad...
"Dr. Haseeba Shiya is a well-known and well-regarded doctor who lives in Baghdad. She has been on television many times talking about her work as a doctor and the situation in Baghdad.
"She has a clinic in Sadr City and has worked as a medical doctor for 40 years in Baghdad. She has seen many things, having lived and practiced medicine through three wars and much political turmoil in Iraq.
"She discusses the difficulties of travel to her work as well as some of the strange diseases and medical abnormalities that have shown up since the first and second American invasions of Iraq."
We interrupt this blogcast to bring you messages
from beyond the mainstream matrix.
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