What is Politics

Views of Wilhelm Reich

What is Politics
We are trying to explain the
fundamental principles of mass
psychology,
As revealed by sexual economy, and
somebody makes the following
objection:
"What you say may be very true and
very useful, but aren't politics and the
economic factor more important?''

What is Politics
The audience, which has been
listening to the report or lecture on
mass psychology with great interest
and approval,
Suddenly begins to doubt its own
opinion, simply because of the
curiously mesmerizing effect of the
word "politics."

What is Politics
Often it happens that, at this word,
even the speaker, who is,
meant to be putting the case for
mass psychology, will retreat and say
something to the effect that,
The relationship between politics and
the practice of mass psychology "still
remains to be examined."

What is Politics
Politics may also mean wanting to win
the masses of the population over to
one's side.
The non-political attitude of the broad
masses is one of the political
reactionary's main strengths.