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Category Archives: Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation
Thoughts on my statement, “I can’t believe what I’m hearing” – aspects of the Biden era, with remarks on cultural alienation
A common statement I have said lately is: “I can’t believe what I’m hearing” This is in response to all the things I have been hearing in the US recently (up to early 2024). Some of what I have been hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, cultural alienation, cultural loneliness, etc., 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, Politics and government, Society and sociology, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it, The U.S. and American society
Tagged America, Biden, cultural alienation, culture, History, modern world, politics, race, race-obsession, society
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Thoughts on some problems of younger people since the 1960’s . . . the negative effects of a “youth movement”
It seems, to me, that since the 1960’s there has been unique problems with younger people. I primarily speak of teenagers and, perhaps, people in their twenties. This seems to be a result of a change in conditions, caused by … Continue reading
Posted in Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Historical stuff, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The U.S. and American society, The younger generations, millennials, "drone generation", and stuff associated with them
Tagged alienation, America, History, psychology, society, sociology, younger generations, youth movement
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Thoughts on the inability of many immigrants and “minorities” to “connect” to American culture and society and its effects
In a recent conversation I said something interesting: The US is a land of people from many places. There are people here from all different cultures, peoples, beliefs, religions, and so on. But one of the things I seldom hear … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, cultural alienation, cultural loneliness, etc., Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Identity and identity problems, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The U.S. and American society
Tagged alienation, America, culture, identity, inability to connect, intimidation, minority, minority culture, psychology, society, sociology
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Thoughts on techno-idiocy, with remarks on the effects of a strong belief system and techno-neurosis
There is something which I call “techno-idiocy“. I see it all the time. What it basically refers to is a mentality where people think things such as these: In the end, it creates a mentality where technology is something like … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Modern world, life, and society, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Science and technology, The younger generations, millennials, "drone generation", and stuff associated with them
Tagged alienation, belief-based character, belief-based neurosis, dehumanization, millennial, modern world, Philosophy, psychology, techno-generations, techno-idiot, techno-neurosis, techno-religion, techno-snobbery, technology, techo-idiocy
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Thoughts on “real-world reality” and things associated with it
Recently I’ve found myself using an expression a lot: “real-world reality“. It’s sort of sad, I think, that I have to keep mentioning this. But yet I find that one has to continually say things like ” . . . … Continue reading
Thoughts on some aspects of culture: tribalism, authority, cultural absence, cultural loneliness, and such
Here’s a thought I had: In my twenties I went through something of a crisis. I could not quite put my finger on it. I do know that I spoke a lot about specific things in describing the conflict. A … Continue reading
Posted in Authority and things associated with it, Culture, cultural alienation, cultural loneliness, etc., Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Identity and identity problems, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, Stuff involving me, Tribal society, tribalism, and the tribal sense
Tagged alienation, authority, cultural absence, culture, identity, psychology, society, sociology, The King, tribalism
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More thoughts on the Male Exodus – on how it reflects a social problem, its association with democracy, the importance of authority, disillusionment, the schizoid phenomena, and other things
It’s been a while since I spoke of the Male Exodus. Recently, I’ve said some new things on it: To begin with the Male Exodus is a term I use for a phenomenon where males, especially white males, are “retiring” … Continue reading
Posted in Authority and things associated with it, Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Historical stuff, Male and female, Modern world, life, and society, Politics and government, Power and powerlessness, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, 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, White American male and the male in general
Tagged alienation, America, authority, democracy, Historical progression, History, male, male exodus, modern world, power, psychology, schizoid, society, twenty first century
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Thoughts on change . . . problems, undermining, the culture of change, and such
I wrote most of this many years ago. I think it’s interesting enough to record: Over the years I have become skeptical of “change”. To be frank, it’s got to the point that when I hear the word “change” I … Continue reading
Thoughts on how many conflicts are about right-versus-right and not right-versus-wrong
Recently, I said something interesting. I said this: “It seems, to me, that most conflicts are usually not about right-versus-wrong but, rather, right-versus-right.” Normally, the tendency is to think that conflict is based in right and wrong, that “this is … Continue reading
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