tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post5737943379130554176..comments2024-03-16T08:04:53.086-05:00Comments on Dredd Blog: Security: Familyland, Fatherland, or Homeland?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-90981531273195457462011-12-13T11:16:12.546-06:002011-12-13T11:16:12.546-06:00Mike,
One can also wonder about a hybrid "St...Mike,<br /><br />One can also wonder about a hybrid "Stockholm Syndrome" that is not as vulgar as the typical abduction / hostage situation in a violent context.<br /><br />For example, note that children impacted by the statement "your daddy has another girlfriend besides your mother" or "your mommy has another boyfriend besides your daddy" will defend their parent by denying the allegation outright.<br /><br />That is because to believe the allegation is to destroy the child's world view, their comfort zone.<br /><br />To put it together, a lot of people get into jingoism for that very reason.<br /><br />For them, to believe that the government, the nation, would do wrong is to destroy their world view.<br /><br />This refers to the many people who have the frame of mind that results when government becomes their "parent" psychologically.<br /><br />It is a form of mythology, as you mentioned. <br /><br />Mythology has many forms.Dreddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673418865926403671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039161489041752842.post-24838607753155595592011-12-13T09:37:59.799-06:002011-12-13T09:37:59.799-06:00Dredd,
Meaty article. It jibes with my own though...Dredd,<br /><br />Meaty article. It jibes with my own thoughts on how mythology, rather than ideology, informs our political choices at all levels. As a quick comparison, Hitler was seen as a strong father ruling the Fatherland. Obama, forgetting his actual policies, is in trouble because he is seen as a "weak" leader and thus a poor Uncle Sam.<br /><br />Mike SpindellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com