"It is surely no coincidence that the most effective weapon of the Second World War was the airplane - the weapon that attacks vertically. Because all of humanity's wars to date have occurred and been fought in a horizontal line. This war was preceded by the crisis known as the "vertical invasion of the masses" - the masses did not advance horizontally in the fields of a culture, but attacked a form of life vertically within the framework of a culture. It is natural that this attack, this vertical invasion, when it was transformed into war, should have sought the vertical weapon of its nature, the bomb, and the airplane. Great human changes of direction are always followed by changes in the style and direction of the accessories.
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It is surely no coincidence that the most effective weapon of the Second World War was the airplane - the weapon that attacks vertically. Because all of humanity's wars to date have occurred and been fought in a horizontal line. This war was preceded by the crisis known as the "vertical invasion of the masses" - the masses did not advance horizontally in the fields of a culture, but attacked a form of life vertically within the framework of a culture. It is natural that this attack, this vertical invasion, when it was transformed into war, should have sought the vertical weapon of its nature, the bomb, and the airplane. Great human changes of direction are always followed by changes in the style and direction of the accessories.
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Bizonyosan nem véletlen, hogy a második világháború leghatékonyabb fegyvere a repülőgép volt – az a fegyver, mely függőlegesen támad. Mert az emberiség összes eddigi háborúi vízszintes vonalban következtek be és zajlottak le. Ezt a háborút az a válság előzte meg, melyet „a tömegek vertikális betörésének" neveznek – a tömeg nem vízszintesen hatolt előre egy műveltség területein, hanem a műveltség keretein belül, függőlegesen támadott meg egy életformát. Természetes, hogy ez a támadás, ez a vertikális betörés, mikor háborúvá alakult át, megkereste a jellegének megfelelő, függőlegesen ható fegyvert, a bombát és repülőgépet. A nagy emberi irányváltozásokat mindig követi a kellék stílusa és irányváltozása is.
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Cu siguranță nu este o coincidență faptul că cea mai eficientă armă a celui de-al doilea război mondial a fost avionul - arma care atacă pe verticală. Pentru că toate războaiele omenirii de până acum au avut loc și au fost purtate în linie orizontală. Acest război a fost precedat de criza cunoscută sub numele de „invazia verticală a maselor” - masele nu au avansat orizontal în domeniile unei culturi, ci au atacat vertical o formă de viață în cadrul unei culturi. Este firesc ca acest atac, această invazie verticală, atunci când s-a transformat în război, să fi căutat arma verticală a naturii sale, bomba și avionul. Marile schimbări de direcție umane sunt întotdeauna urmate de schimbări în stilul și direcția recuzitei.
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