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Posted by curtm on May 17, 2006, at 16:37:40
What the heck does politics have to do with psychology?
Posted by teejay on May 17, 2006, at 21:30:13
In reply to I don't get it., posted by curtm on May 17, 2006, at 16:37:40
I think what you really meant to say is what the heck has psychology got to do with politics ;-)
Posted by Declan on May 18, 2006, at 0:50:08
In reply to I don't get it., posted by curtm on May 17, 2006, at 16:37:40
If you were to look at a society/culture from the outside you might notice more connection between politics and psychology than you do looking out from inside. Lets take, for arguments sake, the stab in the back legend that was so important in Germany (to say nothing of anywhere else) after WWI. There was a political need for it, by those who had run the war, to avoid blame. And there was a personal need too, so people could say that their efforts had not been in vain. Just to psychologise, it may be that Hitler needed to treat the German people with the same degree of ruthlessness that he attributed to the Jews. I dunno if I'm making myself clear. I think it's the same thing, it's just the scale that is different.
Declan
Posted by Estella on May 18, 2006, at 5:47:58
In reply to Re: I don't get it. » curtm, posted by Declan on May 18, 2006, at 0:50:08
i think the issue of violence in our personal interactions (and what violence helps to solve in our personal interactions)
and the issue of violence in our between country interactions
(and what violence helps to solve in our between country interactions)
is worthy of contemplation.why do people hurt their wives, children, strangers on the street etc?
why do people go to war to hurt other people etc?
is there a paralell or not?
what do we say about domestic abusers and their motivations / reasons / what does it show about them etc?
what should we say about people who make policy that involves comperable violence on a more global level...
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Posted by curtm on May 18, 2006, at 10:39:35
In reply to Re: I don't get it., posted by Estella on May 18, 2006, at 5:47:58
politics / pscychology = [(Petroleum demand + Energy consumption) - sqrt(UN nuclear inspection - cooperation) - (illigal immigration* drugs)] / (Presidential approval rating * -10(3pwr) f(value of US dollar)
Simplified:
politics / psychology = war
Posted by Jakeman on May 18, 2006, at 19:53:29
In reply to So it's like this?, posted by curtm on May 18, 2006, at 10:39:35
Good question curtm.
The psychologist Alice Miller writes a lot about the connection between psychology and politics. One book I read years ago is "The Drama of the Gifted Child" Jungian James Hillman has a new book out called "A Terrible Love of War" where he lays out the psychological basis for people's somehow irrational desire for war.
Then there are numerous policy concerns that dovetail politics with psychology. Like should the government have an interest in the mental health of its citizens.
Warm regards, Jake
Posted by Jakeman on May 18, 2006, at 20:28:58
In reply to Re: So it's like this?, posted by Jakeman on May 18, 2006, at 19:53:29
But having said this, most discussions on this board have to do with people speaking their mind about a particular politician or party. But I think an open civil discussion about politics is healthy. Like it or not, politics infuses many aspects of our lives.
~Jake
> Good question curtm.
>
> The psychologist Alice Miller writes a lot about the connection between psychology and politics. One book I read years ago is "The Drama of the Gifted Child" Jungian James Hillman has a new book out called "A Terrible Love of War" where he lays out the psychological basis for people's somehow irrational desire for war.
>
> Then there are numerous policy concerns that dovetail politics with psychology. Like should the government have an interest in the mental health of its citizens.
>
> Warm regards, Jake
>
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