13 DEC 2017 by ideonexus
Thar
There is, in my view, a direct correlation between the poverty of many societies and their tendency toward the thar mentality. Italy is a striking example. There is a remarkable north-south gradient of attitude and wealth in Italy; the far north is wealthy, highly industrialized, participated vigorously in the Renaissance, and is fully in the European mainstream. Although machismo is everywhere in Italy, in the north it rarely leads to anything more than loud exchanges in traffic. As you trav...Folksonomies: masculinity toxic masculinity
Folksonomies: masculinity toxic masculinity
18 JUN 2013 by ideonexus
We All Talk About One Another Behind Our Backs
I’ve often thought that the single most devastating cyberattack a diabolical and anarchic mind could design would not be on the military or financial sector but simply to simultaneously make every e-mail and text ever sent universally public. It would be like suddenly subtracting the strong nuclear force from the universe; the fabric of society would instantly evaporate, every marriage, friendship and business partnership dissolved. Civilization, which is held together by a fragile web of tac...Folksonomies: social circles
Folksonomies: social circles
And we need to accept that such talk is none of our business.