Fromm makes a point here but he also justifies vage feelings and even prejudice. Everyone meets people in his life who he may not like in the first moment and is later indeed disappointed by. Then you'd say: 'I knew it.'
But how often do we forget about our first thoughts when we are not disappointed and get used to unusual aspects of someones personality? We never count those occasions. We only count the times we are disappointed.
the idea of a council he talks about, chosing a few of the most respected people to form a group to act as advisors which then adopt new members, now exists. not on a national level but on a global level. its the global elders. and it really would be great if people would start listening to them ;)
some of the members are really illustrous, like jimmy carter and nelson mandela and kofi annan and desmond tutu.
Mind reflects many a thoughts, many right and wrongs, yes and 'no's.
If Freud had those 'ideas', and he had to 'repress' them, well, others don't. Others don't have to 'repress' them. They simply are too tasteless to be thought about, and then 'repressed'.
Repression is not needed when there is no emergence at all, or even if there is, it is too far to reach out to 'repress.'
Hitler had an aura too. I don't think the aura he projected was fraudulent. And yet he was elected, i.e., he seems to have either fooled the majority or the majority really shared his views.
It's a shame Fromm got off the topic of electing a Supreme Cultural Council, which he proposed to advise people in power. An interesting idea.
I fought like hell not to take the red pill. I'm sorry for it now.
OurFadedGarden 7 months ago
Fromm makes a point here but he also justifies vage feelings and even prejudice. Everyone meets people in his life who he may not like in the first moment and is later indeed disappointed by. Then you'd say: 'I knew it.'
But how often do we forget about our first thoughts when we are not disappointed and get used to unusual aspects of someones personality? We never count those occasions. We only count the times we are disappointed.
Ah4b 1 year ago
@Ah4b
Man likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys - Dostoevsky
Murphydog85 1 year ago
1ª part of this interview 75911 wiews, 2ª 14850, 3ª 8115...i dont understand why they cannot find it interesting
jruizdemena 1 year ago
the idea of a council he talks about, chosing a few of the most respected people to form a group to act as advisors which then adopt new members, now exists. not on a national level but on a global level. its the global elders. and it really would be great if people would start listening to them ;)
some of the members are really illustrous, like jimmy carter and nelson mandela and kofi annan and desmond tutu.
kurtilein3 1 year ago
Mind reflects many a thoughts, many right and wrongs, yes and 'no's.
If Freud had those 'ideas', and he had to 'repress' them, well, others don't. Others don't have to 'repress' them. They simply are too tasteless to be thought about, and then 'repressed'.
Repression is not needed when there is no emergence at all, or even if there is, it is too far to reach out to 'repress.'
rollingklouds 2 years ago
Hitler had an aura too. I don't think the aura he projected was fraudulent. And yet he was elected, i.e., he seems to have either fooled the majority or the majority really shared his views.
It's a shame Fromm got off the topic of electing a Supreme Cultural Council, which he proposed to advise people in power. An interesting idea.
subscriber77 3 years ago
@subscriber77 hitler lost 2 elections, fyi. i.e, he wasn't elected by any majority.
rlvowell 1 year ago