tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post911763210537205622..comments2024-03-28T19:14:33.619-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: The Emotional Psychology of LynchingEric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-18893899769311429592015-12-07T12:38:38.277-08:002015-12-07T12:38:38.277-08:00Anon Dec 6 2015: I approve almost all non-spam com...Anon Dec 6 2015: I approve almost all non-spam comments, including yours above, which I strongly disagree with. I find your comment to be a useful reminder that, in matters of race, some people continue to disagree with views that I regard as obvious.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-27694458037696889312015-12-06T08:01:29.901-08:002015-12-06T08:01:29.901-08:00These two negro fiends robbed a white male male a...These two negro fiends robbed a white male male at gunpoint...then gunned him down. They then raped his girlfriend.<br />White people tried to fight back against a reign of terror by the American negro. This reign of 'racist' terror continues to this day. Here's a partial list of white people victimized by the American negro (thnks to the internet lies/ distortions of the truth can now be confronted):<br /><br />http://theinjusticefile.blogspot.com/2015/02/negro-violence-colossal-american.html<br /><br />I see the author of this bog is censuring comments...laughableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-29988176184019456892015-08-31T00:07:31.896-07:002015-08-31T00:07:31.896-07:00This is such a great deconstruction!!
Thankyou This is such a great deconstruction!!<br /><br />Thankyou Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-17349470703891023332014-11-22T03:27:20.636-08:002014-11-22T03:27:20.636-08:00Because of the Holocaust occurred not on the USA t...Because of the Holocaust occurred not on the USA territory due to the WWII (WWI, actually, too) never occurred in the USA, it would be helpful to make sure for your readers that fascism organizations, which are legal in the USA currently, are simply converted from K.K.K.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11343445831789169036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-53594838711125828602013-05-26T01:10:14.666-07:002013-05-26T01:10:14.666-07:00@ Callan, I'm sure a moral noose (whatever tha...@ Callan, I'm sure a moral noose (whatever that is!) would not feel quite as tight around the neck, nor cause such a permanent mark. So sure, I think it is deserved. How about you? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-50087489187951389752013-01-17T08:54:35.960-08:002013-01-17T08:54:35.960-08:00Thanks for the suggesting, Eddie. I did start rea...Thanks for the suggesting, Eddie. I did start reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in grad school, but I wasn't drawn in by it and I haven't tried again.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-67351757605266968062013-01-16T12:35:33.211-08:002013-01-16T12:35:33.211-08:00Mr. Schwitzgebel, I have a question not really rel...Mr. Schwitzgebel, I have a question not really related to this post, it popped up once when I was reading some of your older posts about consciousness and reality and stuff like that but; have you ever read Robert Pirsig's books? You express ideas very similar to his so if you haven't read them ("Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" and "Lila") I suggest you do! They're very interesting and fun!Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-44693392849492965262013-01-12T06:30:50.751-08:002013-01-12T06:30:50.751-08:00Thanks for the tip, Guilia! I haven't really ...Thanks for the tip, Guilia! I haven't really explored Walker's work, I confess.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-43221833330569190052013-01-12T00:25:01.667-08:002013-01-12T00:25:01.667-08:00I imagine you already know about the (now quite fa...I imagine you already know about the (now quite famous) artist Kara Walker. Her work deals with stereotypes - most notably,racist and sexist stereotypes - broadly understood as involving some of the most controversial issues of past and present human relationships. She exploites the formal beauty and elegance of black-and-white silhouettes to engage the observer in an upsetting game. At first, you admire the fascinating drawings, but there's a moment when you discover what the narrative is about. And that's shocking. Walker is known for having elicited negative reactions from African American people - just like her - beacuse she explored the ambiguous hate-love relationships between White and Black, especially drawing inspiration from the history of American slavery. Look for instance at: "My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love".<br />I attended a workshop with her on bias, their creation and persistence also in the biased victims' categories. We reflected a lot on the pictures of lynching you cited. She adressed us to a large collection of them: http://withoutsanctuary.orggiulianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-12616657745013378872013-01-11T17:18:51.293-08:002013-01-11T17:18:51.293-08:00I am seriously not racist, but I have a question. ...I am seriously not racist, but I have a question. After I told a friend about what you would be teaching, he wondered why you didn't focus on photographs of concentration camps from the Holocaust. Honestly, we hear a lot about black suffering in the past and present e.g., Trayvon Martin. It seems the evil of the Holocaust would have been more intriguing for your students. Most students know lynching was a thing of the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-24095815362377240502013-01-11T17:00:29.394-08:002013-01-11T17:00:29.394-08:00But it's strong moral condemnation of a strong...But it's strong moral condemnation of a strong moral condemnation?<br /><br />Surely there's another approach? Not necessarily the exclusive approach, but something else apart from just condemnation?Callan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15373053356095440571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-91043388643137438622013-01-10T16:15:06.349-08:002013-01-10T16:15:06.349-08:00Callan: Yes, all these photos show a diversity of ...Callan: Yes, all these photos show a diversity of expressions -- though few expressions that I would be inclined to read as appropriate to the situation.<br /><br />I'm not sure about your comment about the "moral noose". I think strong moral condemnation is appropriate, but only if massively tempered by the suspicion that many or most of us who would condemn them would likely do analogous things in analogous situations.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-13252434556370367302013-01-10T16:10:47.703-08:002013-01-10T16:10:47.703-08:00I haven't, Scott, at least not to my face! By...I haven't, Scott, at least not to my face! By the way, you're right about this being jarring right after my post about pursing what's fun. I find this topic very interesting, but "fun" is very much the wrong way to put it.<br /><br />Jorge: Or the Athenians at Melos:<br />http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/melos.html<br /><br />Or the Hebrews over the peoples in the promised land.<br /><br />Or over and over and over again throughout human history.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-44002802690403527172013-01-10T16:08:49.803-08:002013-01-10T16:08:49.803-08:00Soooo...do we hover around the picture of them, mo...Soooo...do we hover around the picture of them, moral noose in hand?<br /><br />What's the approach vector, otherwise?<br /><br />There's a woman in the photo, just out of frame to the right of the close up of the girls, who's expression doesn't seem the 'county fair' type.Callan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15373053356095440571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-51579498914705342852013-01-10T13:33:09.254-08:002013-01-10T13:33:09.254-08:00Reminds me of the way Spartans treated the Helots....Reminds me of the way Spartans treated the Helots.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HelotsJorge A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02382191206864285204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-48633018755609369642013-01-10T09:03:24.108-08:002013-01-10T09:03:24.108-08:00Quite the yo-yo, going from dorks to this Eric! Pr...Quite the yo-yo, going from dorks to this Eric! Provoking stuff. I've had your book on my list as well, David. As an experiment, I triggered 'blogwars' in 2011 and 2012 with this very high profile crypto-white supremacist who argues for the deportation of nonwhites from America primarily BECAUSE of the natural roots of human parochialism. Have you encountered any of this kind of troubling 'weaponization' of the facts you research? Scott Bakkerhttp://rsbakker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-70053446454038465402013-01-09T17:58:12.292-08:002013-01-09T17:58:12.292-08:00Powerful stuff. I'll be forwarding this one o...Powerful stuff. I'll be forwarding this one on. Philomemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806701920058381354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-45690281461845347772013-01-09T13:31:16.514-08:002013-01-09T13:31:16.514-08:00Only $10 at Amazon, I see!Only $10 at Amazon, I see!Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-5496682918352529872013-01-09T13:28:08.686-08:002013-01-09T13:28:08.686-08:00David, it is on my list, but I confess I hadn'...David, it is on my list, but I confess I hadn't got around to it yet. Thanks for the prod!Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-22575852046679146372013-01-09T13:23:29.167-08:002013-01-09T13:23:29.167-08:00Eric,
Check out my 2011 book "Less Than Huma...Eric,<br /><br />Check out my 2011 book "Less Than Human"<br /><br />DavidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200009613638279427noreply@blogger.com