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The power of the Blob lies in the belief in its existence rather than its material reality.
Drawn from what Henry Farrell said
What Henry Farrell actually said
- Henry Farrell Professor of international affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS and co-author
Their power is not in their physical existence, but in the fact that people believe that they exist, and that they represent some collective judgment that they need to adjust their behavior towards.
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