Monthly Archives: October 2019

Thoughts on the evolution of the “macaroni” to the “dandy” and what it reveals about the Bourgeois/Victorian culture – the creation of “popular dandyism”

Posted on October 30, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

It seems, to me, that the evolution of the “macaroni”, “jessamy”, “beau”, and “dandy” reveal a lot about the bourgeois and Victorian culture that developed in England.  At the very least they seem to reflect the mood right before the … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on villainizing, the new “politically correct” way of expressing hatred and dislike of people

Posted on October 23, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I have begun to use a word which I keep calling villainizing.  I’ve written some initial thoughts on it in an article it called Thoughts on villainizing.  I got to thinking about it and ended up saying some interesting … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the “modern cult”: the “progress cult” and “freedom cult” – some effects of Christianity and neoclassicism

Posted on October 17, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

I found this article I wrote in 2010 that is quite interesting (I had to work on it a bit to finish it up).  It involves ideas that I forgot about but some of which I have developed and written … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on my statement: “I’m tired of living in an atmosphere of paranoia and fear . . . ” – some effects of “freedom fanaticism”, with remarks about the “panic mentality” and the “American idea”

Posted on October 5, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

In a recent conversation I stated something that got onto some interesting thoughts.  Some of these ideas I may of spoken of before as some of this is based on observations I’ve made years ago.  At any rate, here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, cultural alienation, cultural loneliness, etc., England, Britain, and all that, Freedom fanaticism and the freedom cult, Modern world, life, and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it, The effects of WWII, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War era protests, The U.S. and American society, Twenty first century and post cold war society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment