What poetry has to say about “the mob at the gate”
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Archive for the 'barbaric'
Poetic or magical phrasings in otherwise realist contexts
February 3rd, 2018 by Charles Cameron
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Posted in alchemy, barbaric, book, Buddhism, Buddhist, Charles Cameron, jung, magic, marines, media, movies, mystery, poetry, poetry of war, swj blog, tibet, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Vietnam War | 1 comment
ISIS: Paganism with an Islamic Face?
October 7th, 2015 by zen
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Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, ancient history, Apocalyptic, barbaric, blasphemy, ceremonial, counterterrorism, culture, david ronfeldt, decapitation, dystopia, extremists, Fascism, genocide, history, ideas, insurgency, IS, ISIS, Islam, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, JM Berger, Mahdist, mideast, Morality, myth, non-state actors, Perception, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, punishment, radicalization, Religion, sacrament, sacred, sacrifice, scriptures, secret, sectarian, secular, sharia, symbolism, Tactics, terrorism, Theology, theory, values, war, warriors | 10 comments
The Freikorps Revival
September 14th, 2015 by zen
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Posted in 20th century, 21st century, barbaric, blowback, europe, extremists, Failed State, Fascism, foreign policy, Germany, history, mideast, military, Militia, nazis, networks, non-state actors, politics, primary loyalties, russia, terrorism, Uncategorized, veterans, war, warriors | 10 comments
Intellectuals and their Romance with Political Barbarism
July 4th, 2015 by zen
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Posted in 20th century, 21st century, analytic, arab world, authoritarian, barbaric, caliph, Charles Cameron, Communism, comparative, cultural intelligence, culture, dictator, dystopia, egypt, europe, extremists, Failed State, Fascism, foreign policy, Germany, history, hitler, Ho Chi Minh, ideas, intellectuals, iraq, ISIS, Islam, islamic world, islamist, Liberalism, Mahdist, meme, mideast, Musings, narrative, nazis, neoconservatism, non-state actors, Patterns, Perception, politics, power, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, question, radicalization, revolution, society, soviet union, stalin, state terrorism, sunni, synthesis, Tactics, Taliban, theory, totalitarianism, Uncategorized | 21 comments