Thank you, Jim. You always get to the essence of things. Appreciate your writing.
Nazism can be understood as people striving for recognition and their place in society. It took over the previous dominant role of the church. It was a new ideology that assigned well-understood roles to everyone.
Have found the work of Frans de Waal, primatologist, helpful in understanding status-seeking in humans. We are primates, too. Having higher ranking in society makes a lot of people feel superior to others. Apparently, this is a feeling many like. The military in addition to the wealthy and powerful enjoy this kind of hierarchy. It's not just males who want this kind of psychological dominance over others. Women also want to have rank, too, but it's not so hierarchical.
If society educated people about their primate nature, things could go more smoothly.
Because it's unconscioius, damage is done. People mistake societal ranking as a substitute for a healthy psyche (healthy self-esteem based on positive human qualities and characteristics). They've accepted cheap status for meaningful connections with themselves and others. Worse, as you mentioned, they are willing to throw others under the bus for that kind of recognition. That's a lose/lose social reality.
Jim, how can you get your mini documentaries on major outlets? Do you have actual video documentaries ready for broadcast? This must be picked up by national venues. Where are the national journalists? Do they even know what you are dredging up?
Thank you, Jim. You always get to the essence of things. Appreciate your writing.
Nazism can be understood as people striving for recognition and their place in society. It took over the previous dominant role of the church. It was a new ideology that assigned well-understood roles to everyone.
Have found the work of Frans de Waal, primatologist, helpful in understanding status-seeking in humans. We are primates, too. Having higher ranking in society makes a lot of people feel superior to others. Apparently, this is a feeling many like. The military in addition to the wealthy and powerful enjoy this kind of hierarchy. It's not just males who want this kind of psychological dominance over others. Women also want to have rank, too, but it's not so hierarchical.
If society educated people about their primate nature, things could go more smoothly.
Because it's unconscioius, damage is done. People mistake societal ranking as a substitute for a healthy psyche (healthy self-esteem based on positive human qualities and characteristics). They've accepted cheap status for meaningful connections with themselves and others. Worse, as you mentioned, they are willing to throw others under the bus for that kind of recognition. That's a lose/lose social reality.
Jim, how can you get your mini documentaries on major outlets? Do you have actual video documentaries ready for broadcast? This must be picked up by national venues. Where are the national journalists? Do they even know what you are dredging up?