Alt Media Audiences Being Lured into Alternative Communitarianism
By Koen Jacobs, July 10, 2022
So, how does that work, luring alt media audiences into the world of alternative communitarianism?
First of all, there are many angles from which such audiences are being targeted.
Second. The best way to come to understand it is by seeing real-world examples. Including the above article published on the Global Research website.
“Will ‘Human Sense of Community’ and ‘Spirit of Responsibility’ Overcome ‘Greed for Power and Violence’?”
Right of the bat, there it is: “Human Sense of Community” and “Spirit of Responsibility”. A standard communitarian slogan, but now aimed at alternative media audiences.
Less greed for power and violence… Sounds pretty good… Who doesn’t want that, right?
But, but… In return for that, you’ll have to give up some or most of your own individuality.
And then halfway the article there it is:
“Humanity is under the law that we must stick together and are compelled to reach out to one another. Everywhere the common sense, the feeling of belonging together, of being with each other is important. The reduction of the lust for power and the desire for violence is not a postulate of edifying moral sermons: it is the simple necessity of community life.”
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“Our task for the near and distant future, especially under the impression of the present “upheavals”, is the cultivation and strengthening of the sense of community. “Community feeling”, “social feeling” and “feeling of connectedness” are the basis of Alfred Adler’s individual psychology. No means must be too small for us, no effort too arduous, in order to better integrate man into the social structure, to teach him that violence and greed for power can only lead him to his doom.”
Community…
Supposedly, everything is centered on ‘the community’. But which community are they talking about? Whose community?
The UN is a community, too, with substantial political power. It’s certainly not my community, but because of that community millions of people in the world died during violent lockdowns in 2020. Is that the community that is being referred to?
Which is precisely why people like the alternative communitarian author of that article exist.
‘You hate others’ greed and violence? Good, join me. Here, join this alternative community first.’
And then, eventually, you’ll also have to accept and believe in the teachings and scriptures in which all political communitarianism is rooted…
Enter Amitai Etzioni…
