http://blog.operator-speaking.com/2010/03/29/experiencing-technical-difficulties/ Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.operator-speaking.com/2010/03/29/experiencing-technical-difficulties/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 The Operator Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:27:49 +0000 http://blog.operator-speaking.com/?p=5313#comment-1500 I agree - and I am extending this (perhaps very limited) metaphor of government-as-narcissist to include the potential for <a href="http://samvak.tripod.com/journal86.html" title="Narcissistic Rage and Narcissistic Injury" style="color:#CB0000;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.1em;" rel="nofollow">narcissistic injury</a> (i.e. violent reactions to self-proclaimed anarchists who are not actively violating the law); consider the distribution of deliberate misinformation a kind of passive-aggressive expression of <a href="http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/01/this_man_killed_his_family_and.html" title="This Man Killed His Family And He Doesn't Know Why" style="color:#CB0000;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.1em;" rel="nofollow">narcissistic rage</a> (and the corollary: annihilation of the government's constituency as <em>the ultimate expression of control</em>)... I agree – and I am extending this (perhaps very limited) metaphor of government-as-narcissist to include the potential for narcissistic injury (i.e. violent reactions to self-proclaimed anarchists who are not actively violating the law); consider the distribution of deliberate misinformation a kind of passive-aggressive expression of narcissistic rage (and the corollary: annihilation of the government’s constituency as the ultimate expression of control)…

]]> http://blog.operator-speaking.com/2010/03/29/experiencing-technical-difficulties/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 ex nihilo Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:34:30 +0000 http://blog.operator-speaking.com/?p=5313#comment-1498 i think the "why we lie" article describes people's lying habits pretty well and gives an accurate explanation -- people lie to preserve some illusion of their ideal self. the principle might be extrapolated to include people's views of their countries as well/religions, i guess anything they can associate themselves with. another mechanism for putting yourself first seems to be relegating negative behavior (violence, theft, an instance of stupidity, etc.) as atypical or externalizing it. ex: "i wouldn't have stolen if the economy wasn't so bad." "I was tired so i screwed up on the interview." what do you think? i think the “why we lie” article describes people’s lying habits pretty well and gives an accurate explanation — people lie to preserve some illusion of their ideal self. the principle might be extrapolated to include people’s views of their countries as well/religions, i guess anything they can associate themselves with.
another mechanism for putting yourself first seems to be relegating negative behavior (violence, theft, an instance of stupidity, etc.) as atypical or externalizing it. ex: “i wouldn’t have stolen if the economy wasn’t so bad.” “I was tired so i screwed up on the interview.” what do you think?

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