“The significant “outputs” of political activities are not particular public policies labeled as political goals, but rather the creation of political followings and supports: i.e., the evocation of arousal or quiescence in mass publics.”
Murray Edelman, Politics as Symbolic Action
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I've definitely felt the evocation of arousal in mass publics before, and believe me - there was nothing symbolic about it.
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