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Thoughts on the English and American “culture of contempt” – its origin in a culture clash???

Posted on April 25, 2024 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I said something interesting. I said that what I most dislike about English and American society is its contempt as well as how vindictive they often are, how they see the worst in things, and how they endlessly make … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on how people are divided in English and American society – the struggle to remain a “people” as well as remarks about tribalism and the need for security

Posted on January 6, 2021 by mikespassingthoughts

It seems, to me, that society is divided in English and American societies. Over the years this has caused a lot of problems, tensions, disputes, and even wars. This phenomena begins in England and has been going on for 1000 … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on freedom, alienation, and rebellion in the past 200 years – the effects of being controlled by the “mass mind”, with remarks about culture and “mass loneliness”

Posted on January 11, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I had some thoughts that are really a continuations of thoughts from this article:  Thoughts on on my reaction to social hysteria, with remarks about the self and other things. A PROBLEM IS FELT . . . In the early … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on stress – aspects of the self, the tribe, and the tribal way of life

Posted on September 23, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

In a recent conversation I began to speak of some interesting things.  We were talking about how people are so stressed nowadays.  They wondered if people were stressed thousands of years ago.  I went on to say that people in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on how I reacted to current conditions in the same way as in Medieval times – on how the modern world is a continuation of the Medieval world, with remarks about some effects of the Christian conversion on Germanic society

Posted on August 17, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: When I went to the University I was appalled by it.  I condemned and criticized it while I was there.  The result is that I dropped out of the University. Now, after 30 years, I … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the association between belief and pressure

Posted on May 29, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: I seem to feel that belief is pressure-based.  In fact, pressure creates belief.  This would mean that belief is not based on things like: What makes intellectual sense What ones heart says What society, tradition, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “royal emulation” – some aspects of English society

Posted on January 24, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here are some thoughts I had (of course, I don’t know how true they are): There is something I keep calling “royal emulation“.  This is a phenomena of English society.  Basically, its a tendency where royalty is looked up to in … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “tribalism” – some aspects and dilemma’s

Posted on June 16, 2018 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: I have always questioned “racism”, “discrimination”, “bias”, and similar ideas.  To me, these are political terms.  Its not a term that refers to “human” things but, rather, political problems and points of view.  Its something that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the effects of resentment by the South as a result for losing the Civil War, the effects of tribal mentality, the problem of democracy in social transition, and other things

Posted on November 26, 2016 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I mentioned something about the Civil War and its influence on the South.  I started to write and one thought led to another thought and an interesting train of thought was  created.  Here are those thoughts: RESENTMENT OF THE … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the feeling of helplessness nowadays – America’s oikophobia? – a frustrated desire for a tribe?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by mikespassingthoughts

I began to write some thoughts about helplessness and, out of nowhere, I began to write some interesting things.  Here is what I wrote: I have always had this sense of helplessness in this country.  I’ve always felt that there was … Continue reading →

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