tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post4034444679658417732..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: SUPERBOWL SUNDAYRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-57365270373657308082012-02-16T12:52:30.993-05:002012-02-16T12:52:30.993-05:00From the post: "We live in a perfectly awful ...From the post: "We live in a perfectly awful world, in which exploitation, oppression, war, torture, and religious fanaticism make the lives of billions of men, women, and children miserable."<br /><br />On the war aspect, see <a href="http://howlatpluto.blogspot.com/2012/01/book-review-winning-war-on-war.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-64186653480624439442012-02-08T16:04:35.358-05:002012-02-08T16:04:35.358-05:00I've always assumed sports fandom had more to ...I've always assumed sports fandom had more to do with collective effervescence: there's an amazing feeling at a big game (from what I understand) of being part of something, of experiencing the highs and lows with hundreds or thousands of people with whom you temporarily agree 100%, of just being in a crowd full of emotions. There are rituals, good and evil (or at least bad - the other team), often collective imbibing of mood-altering drugs (aka beers). That makes people want to keep that effervescent feeling, by following "their" teams even when they're not able to be there in person, etc. Not sure if that applies to the less spectator-y sports, though...Daniel Laurisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387279807126578430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-72219284639849665802012-02-06T10:39:08.101-05:002012-02-06T10:39:08.101-05:00Have you seen this page?
http://www.marcuse.org
...Have you seen this page?<br /><br />http://www.marcuse.org<br /><br />Or this?<br /><br />http://chronicle.com/article/Occupy-This-Is-It-Comeback/130028/Andrew Lionel Blaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976034095806583387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-34753930370119488072012-02-06T08:41:39.994-05:002012-02-06T08:41:39.994-05:00I remain mystified regarding the emotional impact,...I remain mystified regarding the emotional impact, including on me, of these essentially meaningless events. I wonder if they are the closest modern approximation to ancient cathartic tragedies, though Nietzsche would likely regard the notion of cheerleaders-as-chorus as laughable.Don Schneierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751277350617015241noreply@blogger.com