The Power of Words

Words arent just things that we write or say, they're instruments which can help us to influence the thoughts and actions of those around us. Communication is an invaluable human achievement, and since the first primitive humans developed it, it has become something which has helped our civilization develop to new heights. What is it about the power of words? If I say something like "Go get me that drink" depending on the tone and manner in which I say it, people will respond differently. If I say "Your moms a bitch" to be as vulgar as possible, the person I'm saying it to will be affected by it one way or another. Political orators are prime examples of people who use language to influence the thoughts and actions of others. Whether this be a Christian preacher making a speech about the need to repent for one's sins, or Adolf Hitler speaking at a mass rally making a tirade against the Jews, the actions of the orator can influence those who are listening. Let us consider Adolf Hitler for a moment. He is considered by many historians to have been a master orator. He was able to move a croud and hold them, raising energy and emotions to fever pitch. How can a man do such a thing? the answer is simpler than you would think. Hitler used many tactics to achieve this level of heighetened tension. Besides his powerful methods of delivering the speech and his body movements, he would always arrive late at a rally to build up tension and would build up his speech very gradually, slowly raising the emotion to fever pitch. These speeches are also effective because humans are a herdlike species and will do things in groups they wouldnt have done as an individual. If words can have this effect, then they can also induce others to do things they dont want to do. Simply by pressuring a person into doing something "come on, just this once, give it a try" can make them do things that they wouldnt have done before. Words are also a misleading bunch of miscreants and can confuse and even brainwash people, such as subliminal messages. Just as a test for the power of words, I want everyone to tell me how these phrases make you feel:

"The world is dying, people are dying, there is no God. Fuck the human race, real people died a long time ago and now there only bloated, jaded, pus-filled shadows which have taken the titles of men and women."

"Give peace a chance, there is always time to make amends. Bathe in the tranquility and the beauty that is life. Let your spirit soar through the endless clouds and let your mind expand to include a universe you never knew existed."