Henya, another brilliant post. You write with a certain calm rationality, that is both intelligent and thought provoking. The world needs more rational thinking and intelligence. You're providing that, I just wish more did. Political playbooks, scripted words/phrases and blind group think reigns. Thanks for posting. - Jim
Actually it is quite easy to arrive at an understanding, without many, or without ANY words. If you go into edit, and add this graphic to your post. Thanks
Society and Politics in wars, and the war of words that inspire feelings and responses, (yes, they are intended), is a hugely important topic. I believe that to tie this discussion to the Israel-Hamas war is an enormous limitation to our understanding. If that was your intention you should have titled the piece the Israel-Hamas war. I feel sure even this simple categorization is also a gross misrepresentation.
Hundreds of thousands of words are hurled at us from armchair politicians and journalists that feed on our "need-to-know". Anything will fill the void, even that the world is flat, or an eclipse comes from the wrath of god. Who really knows what goes on behind the curtain, where the Wizard of OZ pulls the levers of world drama. Certainly not from social media discernment, or misinformation. Frankly I think all thought is borrowed thought. The question is how and why did we adopt it. Was there any reflection involved?
When you fill out your Linked-In page, do you tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Of course not. You prepare a careful narrative that promulgates your credentials and ignores your bloopers.
All we know are two factors. We partially know some of the hidden figures, (tens of thousands of people are dead). Or with the warring Slavic people a million deaths. And the rest is the war of narratives. I think that you have to take each one apart yourself. No narrative is going to expose itself by accident.
Why would world aggression be insoluble because of the workings of language? They are built on language and they will be deconstructed with language. Ask your favorite billionaire for starters. It is only the thought police that can stop you. And they are out there (and in here). There is also a herd mentality and crowd mania. But I am not in a crowd, I am just sitting at my desk.
"Unconscious attitudes either defend or connect". I believe it depends on perceived prosperity. If we feel needy, watch out. We find that defending this prosperity comes before being educated, civilized or having moved beyond a savage. And you're right that education is used for manipulating our justifications. But now the I-H war has taken us off of the accepted map of excuses. Our righteousness crashes.
I am trying to veer away from any particular atrocity. I think that obfuscates the understanding of Society and Politics in Wars. So I won't comment on word subterfuge of who did what, nor repeat any slogans. (And I think I do have a deep understanding.) Caricature beyond recognition is the only lesson we receive from these events we experience.
I will give a pointer though. Let's say often the most prosperous people on earth get what they desire through their wealth. Or sometimes it doesn't seem to work (as we assumed) but they give it a try. And maybe that end result is what they did want? I have never seen this formula desire peace or cooperation over subjugation. Always before, we thought we could pull it off, so go for it.
Henya, another brilliant post. You write with a certain calm rationality, that is both intelligent and thought provoking. The world needs more rational thinking and intelligence. You're providing that, I just wish more did. Political playbooks, scripted words/phrases and blind group think reigns. Thanks for posting. - Jim
Thank you kindly, Jim!
Actually it is quite easy to arrive at an understanding, without many, or without ANY words. If you go into edit, and add this graphic to your post. Thanks
https://brax.me/prod/shareshowimg.php?a=T4AZ660bfd76c569c6.55609518
Society and Politics in wars, and the war of words that inspire feelings and responses, (yes, they are intended), is a hugely important topic. I believe that to tie this discussion to the Israel-Hamas war is an enormous limitation to our understanding. If that was your intention you should have titled the piece the Israel-Hamas war. I feel sure even this simple categorization is also a gross misrepresentation.
Hundreds of thousands of words are hurled at us from armchair politicians and journalists that feed on our "need-to-know". Anything will fill the void, even that the world is flat, or an eclipse comes from the wrath of god. Who really knows what goes on behind the curtain, where the Wizard of OZ pulls the levers of world drama. Certainly not from social media discernment, or misinformation. Frankly I think all thought is borrowed thought. The question is how and why did we adopt it. Was there any reflection involved?
When you fill out your Linked-In page, do you tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Of course not. You prepare a careful narrative that promulgates your credentials and ignores your bloopers.
All we know are two factors. We partially know some of the hidden figures, (tens of thousands of people are dead). Or with the warring Slavic people a million deaths. And the rest is the war of narratives. I think that you have to take each one apart yourself. No narrative is going to expose itself by accident.
Why would world aggression be insoluble because of the workings of language? They are built on language and they will be deconstructed with language. Ask your favorite billionaire for starters. It is only the thought police that can stop you. And they are out there (and in here). There is also a herd mentality and crowd mania. But I am not in a crowd, I am just sitting at my desk.
"Unconscious attitudes either defend or connect". I believe it depends on perceived prosperity. If we feel needy, watch out. We find that defending this prosperity comes before being educated, civilized or having moved beyond a savage. And you're right that education is used for manipulating our justifications. But now the I-H war has taken us off of the accepted map of excuses. Our righteousness crashes.
I am trying to veer away from any particular atrocity. I think that obfuscates the understanding of Society and Politics in Wars. So I won't comment on word subterfuge of who did what, nor repeat any slogans. (And I think I do have a deep understanding.) Caricature beyond recognition is the only lesson we receive from these events we experience.
I will give a pointer though. Let's say often the most prosperous people on earth get what they desire through their wealth. Or sometimes it doesn't seem to work (as we assumed) but they give it a try. And maybe that end result is what they did want? I have never seen this formula desire peace or cooperation over subjugation. Always before, we thought we could pull it off, so go for it.
I think we have a good post on our site that explains a lot: https://whynotthink.substack.com/p/2-pp-a-proxy-for-hate-allows-the
The three comments are also revealing.
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