Meaningful Conversations: Mass Formation

Barbara Belger, Asha Andersen and Educationalist Dr. Ursula Edgington get together for a conversation about Mass Formation, the phenomenon that gives way to Totalitarianism. What is Mass Formation? Why and how does it happen? What is the relevance to NZ society? What conditions make us susceptible? Why do the masses turn against dissenting voices? How could a mother, for example, turn against her son and put the noose that kills him around his neck? What makes people turn on each other and how can we offer glimpses of a different path? “Professor Mattias Desmet, a Belgian psychologist, gained worldwide recognition toward the end of 2021, when he presented the concept of “mass formation” as an explanation for the absurd and irrational behavior we were seeing with regard to the COVID pandemic and its countermeasures. He also warned that mass formation gives rise to totalitarianism, which is the topic of his new book, “The Psychology of Totalitarianism.”“ Links: Here is a useful link to many of Prof Mattias Desmet’s work: His book via Amazon And the project Ursula mentioned about how to break the spell: Barbara mentioned the ‘developmental stages’ and the AQAL map - they are well explained here Bullshit Jobs Book: