Tag Archives: The King

Thoughts on some aspects of culture: tribalism, authority, cultural absence, cultural loneliness, and such

Posted on August 29, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

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 , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What I said about the state of the US in a conversation . . . comparing the US to Ithaca in The Odyssey – aspects of “The King phenomenon”

Posted on August 13, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

Some time ago I was talking to someone, and I spoke of how the US appears to me at this time. I think it’s worth recording: We were talking about conditions in the US. I said that, as it appears … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical stuff, Modern world, life, and society, 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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment