public opinion [Theme] Page 1

You have so much of your father in you, and you know very well his attitude to wealth and privilege. I... I don't think he married me just because I'm a miner's daughter, but the irony of this act certainly appealed to him...

And in reconciliation with him, he sees a crime.

It doesn't matter if she lost her way.

President Obama, however, is a man who embodies all the personal qualities of a fascist leader, right down to the arrogant tilt of his head, which he uses in anticipation of applause. He considers democracy to be a dirty process that can only be cured by the centralized power of bureaucrats. He sees his presidency as a Hegelian synthesis, marking the end of political conflict. He sees himself as the embodiment of the collective will. No president should speak in such terms in any representative republic. Obama does this out of habit.

Power, not public opinion, rules the world, but opinion uses that power.

Drunk, poking around somewhere, she became depressed between.

As far as public opinion is concerned ... there is weather and there is climate. You are trying to change the climate, and that takes time.

Why seek approval from someone I hate? To heighten your sense of self-importance?

How scary it is when people become hostile to you. How important it is that their opinion and disposition are on your side.

Scary when the question of who exactly is the "black sheep" decides the herd itself.

If I want to feel the meaning of his existence, I need to "trust" their ordinary life. Many of us are accustomed to betray their views, desires and values, if significant or many other people take a different position. When I put aside my own unique understanding of the experience for the sake of momentary satisfaction or seeming security, I break away from his centre. I can be myself only if ready to defend its own existence. But I also understand that in order to do this effectively, you must be prepared to understand the viewpoints of others.

Drove through the politics of assholes flocked like the feast of the manure.

Judgments from society was so insignificant in the overall picture of the world that occupied a large scale, a small but important part of life. Other people's words only confirm my attitude to itself, and otherwise to the world.

All that is left in people's mouth it was necessary to filter in order not to go crazy with meaningless words.