Projection helps explain many of the killings of unarmed young black men. Ralph Ellison is an expert on how projection works.
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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
The Race Projection behind the Killings
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Obama Is No King Lear (Thank Goodness!)
Those who want more militaristic posturing in our foreign policy should contemplate King Lear’s posturing.
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GOP Denies a Giant Problem
Faced with climate change denialism, Obama has been forced to take executive action. Jonathan Swift would understand.
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Melville and Climate Change Denial
Melville’s “Benito Cereno” perfectly captures Rightwing denial of climate change.
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Melville’s Parable of American Denial
Melville’s “Benito Cereno” captures the contradictions of today’s conservative extremists.
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Will Oliver Finally Get Health Care?
Oliver Twist experiences the same ups and downs as Obamacare has. But there’s a happy ending.
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Tom Perkins & America’s Dragon-Like 1%
Tom Perkins complaining about Nazi-like progressives resembles the dragon in “Beowulf.”
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Oedipal Blindness in Benghazi
Will Hillary and Obama achieve the wisdom of the suffering Oedipus following their missteps in Benghazi?
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Tea Party Racism and Flannery O’Connor
To understand Obama derangement and the government shutdown, Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Artificial Nigger” is a good place to start.
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