How do you maintain control of a people?

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:02 am

damn. I was just at my uncles house and I intended to borrow the dvd.
but i totally forgot till just now.

OK I think that kinda helps. first thing first...
you have to mark people by some difference.

Post by **Mik** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:45 am

it's key, nothing unites us quite like a common foe.

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:32 am

whats a valid (if im the badguy) reason for wanting to destroy a place?

in FF7 it was real estate ( neo midgar )

Post by **Chewi** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:30 am

H2G2: Earth demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass.

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:21 pm

I love that movie.
Need to read the book.

I think i got everything sorted now.

Post by **Chewi** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:49 pm

I've only read the books. Or the "trilogy in five parts" as they call it. That was a long time ago. I'd love to read it again.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:01 pm

Bogey wrote:That was about getting a brainwashed person to be president. Didn't really show any direct way of controlling the people.

I was thinking more of V for Vendetta.

Never seen the 1962 film have you? It's not just him that is brainwashed. The 2004 version hasn't a patch on the original....better quality though. But then this is 'modern times'.

It's also a book by Richard Condon. The book is more Communist based, so it's very much about controlling the people.

Bogey · Post by **Bogey** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:17 pm

Oh haven't I? My point still stands. The remake is still fresh in my head though because it was only on last week. But I do think Johnny wants things a little less vague than "communism".

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:38 pm

*shrugs* I just thought the book/movie/whatever had some relevance to Johnny's topic. I mean, the very idea of main control and brianwashing, for example.

I do admit though V for Vendetta is more relevant. So I stand corrected and shake my fist at you lot *shakes her fist at you lot*

NB: I know there's a typo in this post. But I thought it was hilarious, so am not going to change it

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:02 am

whips and chains :mellow:

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:57 am

Becky, this is politics. Communism isn't about controlling people. It's about Socialism. Controlling people is called a? a?...a? that's right, a Dictatorship. Completely different concepts.

Post by **Chewi** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:03 pm

I almost said that myself but I've got tired of saying it.

Post by **Mik** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:00 pm

I want a return to feudal systems, way more fun

Post by **Chewi** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:43 pm

Move to Sark then. Last remaining feudal government in the western world.

April · Post by **April** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:29 pm

I think the governments take control by starting with those people whom are followers and not leaders. Especially when you have people who have no strong personality for themselves. You have a bigger mind basically taking over a smaller mind. Once you have those people, the rest of the population kinda doesn't have a choice at that point to resist. Not when more than half your country is already being a follower to the "big dogs". I hope some of what I just said made some sort of sense.