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Emotional Truth / Political Lies — Table of Contents
3 min readOct 2, 2021
Looking at the emotional dynamics and types of political exploitation that have created our political divide
=== The Farm Team === ===
I’m using my blog to build bigger stories in bite-size bits. Currently working on the flipside to a Bigger Us, i.e. a Smaller Them.
- https://darwinianinterlude.org/we-need-a-smaller-them-pt-1/ — sets the stage
- https://darwinianinterlude.org/we-need-a-smaller-them-pt-2/ — beginning a look at the dynamics of the fracturing of USA’s society
=== The New Series === ===
*** Emotional Truth: Immiseration and Identity Formation ***
#02 — Shootout at the OK Corral — An American Ecstasy
How emotional truths become ensnared in political nonsense: immiseration, violence, good and bad political strategies, millenarianism, and cosplay revolution.
…and a companion article: Am I Part of a Secret White Guy Death Cult?
#03 — Overcoming Political Polarization
“How could they be so stupid?” A look at the identity, self blame, and polarization when American wage earners are economically and politically disenfranchised.
