I'd postulate that it's even more fundamental and more physical than that. Meaning that between diet and meds and environmental pollutants and stressful lifestyles, human brains have generally become more inflamed, MAYBE more likely to default to the reptilian mode of functioning. Here's an old but accessible article about politics and reptilian brain:
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0817-13.htm ________________________________ From: turquoiseb <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 2:47 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Salman Rushdie on the cult mindset He's talking specifically about the Islamic mindset, of course, but he mentions the sad rise of Hindu supremacy, too. I think it's a broader subject. As he says, people in our age have come to identify with the *groups* they feel they "belong to." And all too often, they end up identifying with the things that these groups *hate* more than they do with the things these groups love. How often do you see TMers here talking about the things they love in life? On the other hand, how often do you see them obsessing on their perceived "enemies?" Just sayin'... http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/salman_rushdie_we_live_in_a_culture_of_offendedness/ "Classically, we have defined ourselves by the things we love. By the place which is our home, by our family, by our friends. But in this age we're asked to define ourselves by hate. That what defines you is what pisses you off. And if nothing pisses you off, who are you?"
