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[Anonymous No.10633539]

>how to attain power
>step 1 be born with power

gee thanks

[Anonymous No.10633599]

it's not about attaining, it's about maintaining.

also boring stupid book.

[Anonymous No.10633615]

machiavelli is 1984
bruno is brave new world

prove me wrong

[Anonymous No.10633646]

>>10633615
what did bruno write about politics?

[Anonymous No.10633677]

>>10633646
his whole oeuvre describes levels of psychological (self-)manipulation/seduction, but especially "a general account of bonding"

https://de.scribd.com/document/55778448/Reflections-on-the-De-vinculis-in-genere-by-Giordano-Bruno
>While Machiavelli’s Prince is the ancestor of the adventurer-politician, Bruno’s magician is the prototype for the impersonal systems of mass media, self-censorship, global manipulation and brain trusts that fascinate and control the masses.
> At Oxford University, Giordano Bruno’s brief, obscure but very profound work, De vinculis in genere , is considered a cornerstone of modern political thought – on the par with Machiavelli’s Prince. In fact, many Anglo Saxon and Middle European historians and intellectuals consider De vinculis in genere modernity’s most intelligent and insightful political work. The LondonSchool of Economics uses it as a core text because of its usefulness in understanding behav-iour patterns in contemporary social life.

http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile102846.pdf
>One of the most amazing aspects of Vinculis is its tone. The object of the book is to provide a complete amoral guide to manipulate masses of people.
> Couliano makes a useful comparison between De Vinculis and Machiavelli's The Prince, the latter being a heavy handed attempt to create a police state based on fear, and the former being a more subtle form of control using Eros. Bruno's is a system based on creating the total illusion.

[Anonymous No.10633933]

>>10633677
>The LSE uses it as a core text because of its usefulness in understanding behaviour patterns in contemporary social life
does this mean Bruno's ideas were truly implemented

[Anonymous No.10633936]

>Dover thrift

[Anonymous No.10633944]

>>10633539
He's not wrong tho. He gets into ways that commoners rise through society later. Not really the point of the book though
>>10633599
I don't see how it's boring at all
>>10633677
Shit I need to read this book now. Thanks based anon