Tag: fear
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War, xenophobia and other downsides to group selection | Evolutionary logic pt.II
“the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly” If anyone managed to come away from Part I: Humans: not just selfish with an overly sentimental view of human nature, this post will rob you of that delusion. Yes, we humans have a remarkably developed faculty for cooperation and group-oriented behavior, in comparison to most…
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Stephen Colbert is physically altering your brain
originally published on October 28, 2010 Stephen Colbert’s much-publicized March to Keep Fear Alive tomorrow-and his whole schtick really-may be making a far greater political impact than you consciously realize. I’m no neuroscientist, but I might even argue that the faux right-wing pundit is physically altering the very structure of your brain. Such an outlandish…
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The Stakes in this Election: Incredibly High | Mike Lux discusses “The Progressive Revolution”
originally published on October 20, 2010 Welcome to the second interview in our series. This week we feature progressive organizer, strategist, blogger, and author Mike Lux. Mike is the CEO of Progressive Strategies, the Co-founder of Open Left, and he has been active for thirty years on many progressive issues. Mike is the “outsider’s insider.”…
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The Centrality of Fear in Right-wing Hegemony
originally published on September 11, 2010 Paul Rosenberg nailed it yesterday in his article on Taxes & Terrorism (Open Left): …the basis of conservative politics is fear. The basis of liberal politics is reason. The conservative try to flood the zone with fear, so that people can’t think straight . . . If the GOP…
Jonathan Matthew Smucker 