Terrorism

"Lefebvre calls the modern world a 'terrorist' world. He stresses the motivating element in consumerism as internalized terror. This may seem an overstatement. Terror tactics by the police or the army are obvious enough, but advertising? Yet we must recall Lefebvre's project: an exploration of what makes modern society appear coherent to the individual." Henri Lefebvre, Everyday Life in the Modern World, xv.