Tag Archives: Sociology
Why are all those Racists so Terrified?
By Robert J. Burrowes Racism is not a new phenomenon and while it is an ongoing daily reality for vast numbers of people, it also often bursts from the shadows to remind us that just because we can keep ignoring … Continue reading
Globalisation: Hyperstition, Surveillance, and the Empire of Reason
By S.C. Hickman Source: Techno Occulture Edmund Berger in his essay Underground Streams speaking of various tactics used by the Situationists, Autonomia, and the Carnivalesque: “Like the Situationists the Autonomia would engage with the tradition of the Carnivalesque alongside a Marxist political … Continue reading
Three Paths
By Erik Lindberg Source: Resilience To have lost the godlike conceit that we may do what we will, and not to have acquired a homely zest for doing what we can, shows a grandeur of temper which cannot be objected … Continue reading
Why War? Building on the legacy of Einstein, Freud and Gandhi
By Robert J. Burrowes In 1932, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein conducted a correspondence subsequently published under the title ‘Why War?’ See ‘Why War: Einstein and Freud’s Little-Known Correspondence on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature’. In many ways, this dialogue … Continue reading
Are We (Collectively) Depressed?
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds We need to encourage honesty above optimism. Once we can speak honestly, there is a foundation for optimism. Psychoanalysis teaches that one cause of depression is repressed anger. The rising tide of … Continue reading
Lifting the Veil of Psychopathic Intrusion in Everyday Life
By Nozomi Hayase Source: Dissident Voice In recent years, the conception of the psychopath has gained a new upsurge of interest. Popular culture’s sensational image of Hannibal Lecter in the movie Silence of the Lambs and notorious killers like Ted … Continue reading
Marrying robots, killing with drones, and making empty selfies
by Edward Curtin Source: Intrepid Report Today everything has become a spectacle, including writing. My title probably caught your eye, as it was intended. But now I would like to tell you a personal story about a man whose brilliant … Continue reading
Ebola News Gives Me a Guilty Thrill. Am I Crazy?
By Abraham Riesman Source: Pacific Standard What it means to feel a little excited about the prospect of a horrific event. Folks speak blithely about their guilty pleasures. But if you get a little thrill when you contemplate the worldwide … Continue reading
