tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post110685651868469566..comments2024-02-29T21:58:08.162-05:00Comments on Dialogic: The Scarecrow: Never ForgetMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1107021117772703472005-01-29T12:51:00.000-05:002005-01-29T12:51:00.000-05:00A warning from the past--that resonates deeply wit...A warning from the past--that resonates deeply with our current political practices... also pair with Giorgio Agamben's "State of Exception" and Zizek's "Spectre of Ideology"--mixing with Fromm's understanding how humans develop a necrophiliac relationship with technology and Arendt's recognition of the banality of evil, mapping of the "origins of totalitarianism" and the broader "human condition" ...<br /><br />The "Cunning of History" is a powerful, slim book that has only increased in importance--it speaks as a voice from the past about where the war on terror could lead.<br /><br />I found my copy in a small antique store in the middle of a bunch of furniture--pure fate...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323968.post-1106978076599694112005-01-29T00:54:00.000-05:002005-01-29T00:54:00.000-05:00Does studying the past prepare us to understand th...Does studying the past prepare us to understand the present?<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fdialogic.blogspot.com%2F2004%2F05%2Fabu-ghraib-abuses-gaps-connections-and.html">Abu Ghraib Understood in the Context Of Past Events</A>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256564770318269688noreply@blogger.com