Monthly Archives: August 2017

Thoughts on some origins of many ridiculous attitudes of the American mentality – the ongoing effects of WWII, Cold War, and the Vietnam War era, fear, and on how the U.S. is living in the past

Posted on August 21, 2017 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: Over the years, the American mentality has become increasingly ridiculous to me (some of these attitudes are listed at the end of this article) .  To be frank, its actually embarrassing.  More than once have … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “hate myth” and the forgotten importance of threat

Posted on August 20, 2017 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: THE “HATE MYTH” I have always felt that hatred is used as an explanation for far too many things. Its almost like hatred has become an overly simple “blame-all” of problems between people.  To me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hatred, the hatist mentality, dislike of people, conflict between people, etc., Historical stuff, Modern world, life, and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, The effects of WWII, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War era protests | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment