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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow. The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 11 “The Totalitarian Movement,” sec. 2 (1951)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/41783/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #absurdity #belief #cognitivedissonance #cynicism #deceit #deception #lying #mistrust #propaganda #totalitarianism
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A quotation from Hannah Arendt
Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow. The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that, under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness.
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Origins of Totalitarianism, Part 3, ch. 11 “The Totalitarian Movement,” sec. 2 (1951)More about this quote: wist.info/arendt-hannah/41783/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hannaharendt #arendt #absurdity #belief #cognitivedissonance #cynicism #deceit #deception #lying #mistrust #propaganda #totalitarianism
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A quotation from Josh Billings
He who suspekts everyboddy, should be watched by everyboddy.
[He who suspects everybody should be watched by everybody.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-11 (1874 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83752/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #character #distrust #humannature #misanthropy #mistrust #projection #skepticism #suspicion #trustworthiness #untrustworthiness
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A quotation from Josh Billings
He who suspekts everyboddy, should be watched by everyboddy.
[He who suspects everybody should be watched by everybody.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-11 (1874 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83752/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #character #distrust #humannature #misanthropy #mistrust #projection #skepticism #suspicion #trustworthiness #untrustworthiness
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A quotation from Thomas Carlyle
Dupes indeed are many: but, of all dupes, there is none so fatally situated as he who lives in undue terror of being duped.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Lecture (1840-05-22), “The Hero as King,” Home House, Portman Square, LondonMore about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/82854…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomascarlyle #caution #cheating #chump #deception #defraud #distrust #dupe #fear #fool #fraud #lying #mistrust #pushover #sucker #trick #victim
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> When it becomes serious, you have to lie.
~ Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
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> When it becomes serious, you have to lie.
~ Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
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Teaneck has long been known as a town where #Jews were welcome. Not so much these days, even with its hefty Jewish population. #antisemitism #Oct7 #hatecrimes #mistrust #trumpeffect
Paradise lost? - nj.com https://www.nj.com/news/2026/03/paradise-lost.html https://www.nj.com/news/2026/03/paradise-lost.html?e=ecdf7961eaaccc1e44d02c51da86d05f&lctg=651dda257fc879912603ecc9&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_AM%20Edition%202026-03-17&utm_term=Newsletter_am_pm -
The first thing a cult does is tell you everyone else is lying.
James Randi (1928-2020) Canadian-American stage magician ("The Amazing Randi") and scientific skeptic. [b. Randall James Hamilton Zwinge]
(Attributed)More about this quote: wist.info/randi-james/82442/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jamesrandi #cult #divinetruth #mistrust #onetrueway #others #outsiders #truebelievers #trust #usvsthem
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The first thing a cult does is tell you everyone else is lying.
James Randi (1928-2020) Canadian-American stage magician ("The Amazing Randi") and scientific skeptic. [b. Randall James Hamilton Zwinge]
(Attributed)More about this quote: wist.info/randi-james/82442/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jamesrandi #cult #divinetruth #mistrust #onetrueway #others #outsiders #truebelievers #trust #usvsthem
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Our understanding is conducted solely by means of the word: anyone who falsifies it betrays public society. It is the only tool by which we communicate our wishes and our thoughts; it is our soul’s interpreter: if we lack that, we can no longer hold together; we can no longer know each other. When words deceive us, it breaks all intercourse and loosens the bonds of our polity.
[Nostre intelligence se conduisant par la seule voye de la parolle, celuy qui la faulse, trahit la societé publique. C’est le seul util, par le moyen duquel se communiquent noz volontez & noz pensees : c’est le truchement de nostre ame : s’il nous faut, nous ne nous tenons plus, nous ne nous entreconnoissons plus. S’il nous trompe, il rompt tout nostre commerce, & dissoult toutes les liaisons de nostre police.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 18 (2.18), “Of Giving the Lie [Du Démentir]” (1578–79) [tr. Screech (1987)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #micheldemontaigne #communication #deceit #deception #disunity #interrelationship #language #lying #mistrust #polity #prevarication #relationship #society #words
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Our understanding is conducted solely by means of the word: anyone who falsifies it betrays public society. It is the only tool by which we communicate our wishes and our thoughts; it is our soul’s interpreter: if we lack that, we can no longer hold together; we can no longer know each other. When words deceive us, it breaks all intercourse and loosens the bonds of our polity.
[Nostre intelligence se conduisant par la seule voye de la parolle, celuy qui la faulse, trahit la societé publique. C’est le seul util, par le moyen duquel se communiquent noz volontez & noz pensees : c’est le truchement de nostre ame : s’il nous faut, nous ne nous tenons plus, nous ne nous entreconnoissons plus. S’il nous trompe, il rompt tout nostre commerce, & dissoult toutes les liaisons de nostre police.]Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 2, ch. 18 (2.18), “Of Giving the Lie [Du Démentir]” (1578–79) [tr. Screech (1987)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #micheldemontaigne #communication #deceit #deception #disunity #interrelationship #language #lying #mistrust #polity #prevarication #relationship #society #words
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A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust — or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding and the confidence and the courage which flow from conviction.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1945-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #fdr #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #confidence #conviction #courage #fear #foreignrelations #internationalaffairs #internationalrelations #mistrust #peace #principles #suspicion #understanding
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#PeteHegseth’s actions, which are without precedent in recent decades, have come w/ little explanation. In many cases, they have run counter to the advice of top #military leaders who fought alongside the officers in combat, snr military ofcls said.
The utter unpredictability of #Hegseth’s moves, as described in interviews w/ 20 current & fmr military ofcls, has created an atmosphere of #anxiety & #mistrust that has forced snr officers to take sides &, at times, pitted them against one another.
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#PeteHegseth’s actions, which are without precedent in recent decades, have come w/ little explanation. In many cases, they have run counter to the advice of top #military leaders who fought alongside the officers in combat, snr military ofcls said.
The utter unpredictability of #Hegseth’s moves, as described in interviews w/ 20 current & fmr military ofcls, has created an atmosphere of #anxiety & #mistrust that has forced snr officers to take sides &, at times, pitted them against one another.
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MESSENGER: Nothing is more useful to mankind than a prudent distrust.
[ἌΓΓΕΛΟΣ: σώφρονος δ᾽ ἀπιστίας
οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδὲν χρησιμώτερον βροτοῖς.]Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Helen [Ἑλένη], l. 1617ff (412 BC) [tr. Coleridge (1891)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/euripides/81/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #disbelief #distrust #doubt #incredulity #judgment #mistrust #skepticism #trust #wisdom
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MESSENGER: Nothing is more useful to mankind than a prudent distrust.
[ἌΓΓΕΛΟΣ: σώφρονος δ᾽ ἀπιστίας
οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδὲν χρησιμώτερον βροτοῖς.]Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Helen [Ἑλένη], l. 1617ff (412 BC) [tr. Coleridge (1891)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/euripides/81/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #disbelief #distrust #doubt #incredulity #judgment #mistrust #skepticism #trust #wisdom
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When young, we trust ourselves too much, and we trust others too little when old. Rashness is the error of youth, timid caution of age.
Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 363 (1820)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #age #caution #gettingold #growingold #maturity #mistrust #overconfidence #rashness #selfconfidence #timidity #trust #youth
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Interesting read (10 to 15 minutes) on factors driving public trust or mistrust in science. #disinformation #science #society #trust #mistrust @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social @mss7676.bsky.social
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7mebkbenoqztg6elyuf7svgz/post/3llnwi5eo3c2q -
Matthew Carey's book #Mistrust: An Ethnographic #Theory is, like lots of #anthropology, refreshing and mind-expanding. His focus is on the High Atlas mountains of #Morocco. There's interesting discussions of lying, tolerance, conspiracy, etc. He even touches upon #anarchism, although in a somewhat superficial fashion. And I personally prefer "mistrust" to refer to "mistaken trust" as opposed to just a synonym for #distrust. But, it's still provocative and worth the time. #HAUBooks
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Matthew Carey's book #Mistrust: An Ethnographic #Theory is, like lots of #anthropology, refreshing and mind-expanding. His focus is on the High Atlas mountains of #Morocco. There's interesting discussions of lying, tolerance, conspiracy, etc. He even touches upon #anarchism, although in a somewhat superficial fashion. And I personally prefer "mistrust" to refer to "mistaken trust" as opposed to just a synonym for #distrust. But, it's still provocative and worth the time. #HAUBooks
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Digital painting: Ambiguous impulses for your mental cinema!
#contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #digitalPainting #virtualPainting #aiAssistedArt #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanrights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #granny #oldWoman #innerself #inside #bigEye #watchingYou #observation #surveillance #mistrust #pointerfinger #accusation #littleGirlWithBalloon #tributeToBanksy #sandglass #hourglass #finiteness #mortality -
A quotation from La Rochefoucauld, Francois:
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We should be more ashamed to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
[Il est plus honteux de se défier de ses amis que d’en être trompé.]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-francois/70745/#quote #quotes #quotation #deception #disgrace #faith #friend #friendship #honor #mistrust #shame #trust
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#Eumetsat has just canceled the launch of one of its devices with the #European 🇪🇺 rocket, choosing #SpaceX instead. This decision, taken just a few days before Tuesday's launch, appears to be a sign of #mistrust 🤔🙄 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/07/10/ariane-6-a-small-step-for-europe-in-space_6680074_23.html
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#Eumetsat has just canceled the launch of one of its devices with the #European 🇪🇺 rocket, choosing #SpaceX instead. This decision, taken just a few days before Tuesday's launch, appears to be a sign of #mistrust 🤔🙄 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/07/10/ariane-6-a-small-step-for-europe-in-space_6680074_23.html
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…The responses of dozens of prospective jurors to questions in open court reflected some of the most pervasive & divisive issues in American society, w/jurors discussing their views on #gun ownership & #mistrust of the #judicial process.
And in a trial where the #criminal defendant has been public about his struggles w/ drug #addiction, the #jurors told the court about similar battles fought by their parents, children & friends.
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…The responses of dozens of prospective jurors to questions in open court reflected some of the most pervasive & divisive issues in American society, w/jurors discussing their views on #gun ownership & #mistrust of the #judicial process.
And in a trial where the #criminal defendant has been public about his struggles w/ drug #addiction, the #jurors told the court about similar battles fought by their parents, children & friends.
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>> #Iran has been fighting #proxy wars against #SaudiArabia (#KSA) since 1970s. In March 2023, #China SECRETLY brokered their #rapprochement ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111393282111223814
Rapprochement or not, #mistrust still lingers between #ArabLeague and #Iran.
Saudi Arabia expelled 6 members of a crew from its state TV broadcaster after they had been detained ahead of the #hajj.
There have been tensions for decades between #Sunni & #Shia, particularly around the hajj pilgrimage.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-saudi-arabia-detention-tv-crew-241867f43b8e09c581978452b50c67ff
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#Unpasteurised #milk and the #American #Farright.
Former darling of #health #conscious liberal #foodies is now a '#conservative #culturewar #signal': a #sign of #mistrust in #experts. #Drinking #raw #milk to playing #RussianRoulette with your #health," and can be fatal.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Ignorance #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate
https://theweek.com/culture-life/food-drink/unpasteurised-milk-and-the-american-right
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#Unpasteurised #milk and the #American #Farright.
Former darling of #health #conscious liberal #foodies is now a '#conservative #culturewar #signal': a #sign of #mistrust in #experts. #Drinking #raw #milk to playing #RussianRoulette with your #health," and can be fatal.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Ignorance #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate
https://theweek.com/culture-life/food-drink/unpasteurised-milk-and-the-american-right
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#Trump's #incompetence continues to make #America's #allies #mistrust us:
https://ukrainetoday.org/trump-promised-he-would-never-help-europe-if-it-was-attacked/
#DonaldTrump is a threat to #freedom and #democracy everywhere.
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#Violent waves crash over me with no #rhyme and reason, #drive me into a state of #mistrust - a dark #cavern where I cower in #sorrow until you find me and strike that match. After that, you vanish, but I carry the #candlelight you ignited in my heart and let it guide me.
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He won’t believe the shape
Of what he sees on the page
Unless he has watched it
Being formed by the hands
Which claim its origin.The aura of mistrust
Was bred into him by all
The broken promises of
His youth, the turned
Backs when most he
Needed open arms. He
Is exhausted by all this.The spoken word is even
Less reliable, even when
Liars look in his eyes.He cannot interpret signs.
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He won’t believe the shape
Of what he sees on the page
Unless he has watched it
Being formed by the hands
Which claim its origin.The aura of mistrust
Was bred into him by all
The broken promises of
His youth, the turned
Backs when most he
Needed open arms. He
Is exhausted by all this.The spoken word is even
Less reliable, even when
Liars look in his eyes.He cannot interpret signs.
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#Journalism #News #Media #Mistrust #Minorities: "There’s a new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism that focuses on distrust of news media — and what news organizations might be able to do about it.
Let’s get the bad news out of the way: the news industry is unlikely to find a silver bullet. “There is no single trust problem, and therefore there is no single trust solution,” the first line of the report reads.
The report draws on a series of focus groups with 322 people from “disadvantaged or historically underserved communities” in four countries. (In Brazil, focus groups contained Black and mixed-race audiences. In India, Muslims and those from “marginalized castes or tribes” were interviewed. In the U.K., the authors focused on working-class audiences. And in the U.S., Black and rural audiences were in the spotlight.) Despite differences between and among the focus group participants, several familiar themes emerged. Participants thought the news could be unfair, inaccurate, sensationalized, and subject to “hidden agendas” they believed shaped coverage behind the scenes."
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#Journalism #News #Media #Mistrust #Minorities: "There’s a new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism that focuses on distrust of news media — and what news organizations might be able to do about it.
Let’s get the bad news out of the way: the news industry is unlikely to find a silver bullet. “There is no single trust problem, and therefore there is no single trust solution,” the first line of the report reads.
The report draws on a series of focus groups with 322 people from “disadvantaged or historically underserved communities” in four countries. (In Brazil, focus groups contained Black and mixed-race audiences. In India, Muslims and those from “marginalized castes or tribes” were interviewed. In the U.K., the authors focused on working-class audiences. And in the U.S., Black and rural audiences were in the spotlight.) Despite differences between and among the focus group participants, several familiar themes emerged. Participants thought the news could be unfair, inaccurate, sensationalized, and subject to “hidden agendas” they believed shaped coverage behind the scenes."
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Today I tried out the AI copilot in Microsoft's search engine "Bing", integrated into the Edge browser. Usually I use other browsers and DuckDuckgo as search engine. I have never used Bing before. Still, the proposal of subjects that the AI copilot gave me were very precise, and I dont think "Shakespeare", "Number Theory" and "Composing electronic music with AI" are popular topics. So, where did the copilot get that information about me?
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Today I tried out the AI copilot in Microsoft's search engine "Bing", integrated into the Edge browser. Usually I use other browsers and DuckDuckgo as search engine. I have never used Bing before. Still, the proposal of subjects that the AI copilot gave me were very precise, and I dont think "Shakespeare", "Number Theory" and "Composing electronic music with AI" are popular topics. So, where did the copilot get that information about me?
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Medical Mistrust and the Historic Role of Sickle Cell Testing in the African American Community