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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Warm regards, Jake
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