Monthly Archives: October 2020

Thoughts on my statement, “something seems wrong with this place” . . . the overvaluation of political theory and its effects

Posted on October 28, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I thought of something I haven’t thought of in a long time. Way back in the early 1980’s, when I was in High School, I was walking down a hall and a thought came to me which has perplexed … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, cultural alienation, cultural loneliness, etc., Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Freedom fanaticism and the freedom cult, Historical stuff, Law and legal stuff, Modern world, life, and society, Politics and government, Society and sociology, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, The U.S. and American society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reflections on four years of mass hysteria – 2016-2020 . . . revealing a growing mass mentality and its effects

Posted on October 20, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

I have always been interested in mass hysteria. I have primarily had to read about incidences of it in the past. Recently, events has happened that allowed me to watch mass hysteria unfold before my eyes. From 2016 to 2020 … Continue reading →

Posted in Current affairs and events, Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Historical stuff, Mass communication: media, social media, and the news, Mass hysteria, mass mentality, mass society, witch hunts, fanaticism, the mob, etc., Modern world, life, and society, Overpopulation and its effects, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it, The U.S. and American society, Twenty first century and post cold war society | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More thoughts on a problem with education nowadays . . . some effects of telling kids they have to go to College or the University

Posted on October 7, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

While looking at my drafts, I found this article.  It says it was begun in 2012 but I had to make some changes to it in order to finish it, though, and added some stuff as well.  I think its … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice???, Education, learning, and over education, Grades, scholastic testing, psychological measurement, etc., Modern world, life, and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, The younger generations, millennials, "drone generation", and stuff associated with them | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts on the “beat phenomena” – the dilemma caused by placing the burden of society and the world on the common man

Posted on October 1, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I said something interesting: I spoke of something which I called the Beat Phenomena.  I borrowed the term “beat” from the Beat Generation.  The term “beat” was popularized by Jack Kerouac in 1948.  One of the connotations of this … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Britain, and all that, Historical stuff, Male and female, Modern world, life, and society, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The U.S. and American society, White American male and the male in general | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment