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Tag Archives: hatred
The Constitution corrupted, Part I
Seven more deaths (including the gunman) and four more wounded in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Why? Racism, hatred, anger, fear, frustration, propaganda, the easy availability of weapons, and the corruption of the United States Constitution. Pseudo-conservative, pseudo-Christian, pseudo-moral right-wing extremists have … Continue reading
Raise a roar
Posted in Moral disengagement, Moral engagement, Poetry and the arts
Tagged advantageoo, Civil War, David Connolly, Dulce et Decorum Est, Emily Dickinson, euphemistic language, hatred, justice, love, minimizing consequences, moral disengagement, moral engagement, peace, poetry, realistic language, San'aa Sultan, Vietnam War, violence, war, Wilfred Owen
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Warning: Do not behave like our perpetrators
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSlFR541Uoo
[Note from Kathie MM: Today we welcome guest contributor John Hess, who has been an anti-war activist for 40 years, and worked for over 30 years in the construction business. He is currently a full-time faculty member in English and … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Ethic of reciprocity, Understanding violence
Tagged Dr. Hajo Meyer, German, hatred, Hitler, Holocaust, interhuman ethics, Israel, Jews, John Hess, Judaism, Palestine, perpetrators, Richard L. Rubenstein, terror, The Cunning of History, UMass Boston, University of Massachusetts Boston, Western civilization
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Jared Loughner in the “mecca for prejudice”
The U.S. is a diverse nation with many subcultures. What do we know about cultural values in the Arizona in which Jared Loughner grew up? Among the major values shaping the social climate in Arizona (the exosystem) are rugged individualism, … Continue reading
Posted in Understanding violence
Tagged anti-immigration, Arizona, bigotry, conservative Christianity, ethic of reciprocity, Gabrielle Giffords, hatred, Huffington Post, humanizing, individualism, Jared Loughner, Jon Justice, moral agency, moral engagement, prejudice, right-wing extremists, Robert Lovato, Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik, Tucson
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