sociometry of urgency

[BARNETT WEISS]

Actually Adam, I think there is quite a flaw in your overall thought when it comes to both politics and the choosing between groups known and unknown.  There is the issue of access.  This is largely determined by power and the control of communication venues coming from an accumulation of money and that accumulation has a history which is often difficult to ascertain for most folks and is often purposely hidden such as the incredible criminal aspects of Kennedy's family or the worst of the worst, the Federal Reserve. 
  While the Internet is having some impact on this, the sheer weight of the volume of information on the Internet makes the use of sociometry there even more important. Who is doing something with that? I.E getting the word out to the public about how to use sociometry in determining for themselves what and who to listen to and how their choices are so totally limited and influenced from the get go. 
   
  People are easily manipulated based on their fear and often other possible solutions for a certain crisis are eliminated through the response to that fear.  While FDR's words certainly resonate with nearly anyone who has heard of them, i.e. "We have nothing to fear but fear itself,"  the real impact of those words as well as a real understanding of just how that fear is generated are far from transparent as for example one false flag opperation after another throughout history probably including 9/11.
  Blessings, Bud

Adam Blatner <adam at blatner.com> wrote:
  Dear Ed,
It's good that you bring up the theme of sociometry as part of sociatry.

It occurred to me that sociometry is a key point in what I've been trying to say. For 
example, if there are ten subgroups who are working towards a common cause (i.e., 
sociotele is similar); we are likely to choose those subgroups whose psychetele or rapport 
is most congenial (based on various criteria, some unconscious, some more related to 
variables such as style, intensity, tone).
So your bringing that up leads to the need for folks to pay attention not just to 
the message they are trying to give, but to the audience and the nonrational dimensions of 
preference and relationships. Moreno had this problem, as he at times alienated many who 
were at first inclined to be his ally.
What I'm getting at is a shift from what I grew up thinking: If one had a persuasive 
argument, that should count for something. What I'm realizing is, especially as I've 
observed politics over the last 50 plus years, is that image is almost everything, alas. 
Image also includes voice tone, charisma, slogans, presentation, reputation, and even the 
kinds of people with whom one associates.
Well, we need to recognize that sociometry, then, is not only a sociological field, 
but also a kind of depth psychology, and one that opens us to questions that most folks 
would rather not bring into consciousness.
What do you think of this angle? Warmly, Adam 


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