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“Escape From Freedom.” Starter excerpts

As I re-read Erich Fromm’s 1941 book, I see quotes that confirm my strong memories from 1965, when I first read it. When written, it was an analysis of why totalitarianism, primarily in the form of German and Italian fascism, … Continue reading

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Meat-eating and Trump

From May 2017 Harper’s Findings: Americans’ meat-eating was found to be highly ideological, and the degree of a person’s “carnistic domination” tends to predict not only right-wing authoritarianism but also the odds of exhibiting benevolent sexism, hostile sexism, and symbolic … Continue reading

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