Try Germany and the Holocaust in WWII. On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 9:55 AM, cody dooderson <[email protected]> wrote:
> My research on this subject is limited to reading the Lord of the Flies in > sixth grade, but are there any parallels to modern mass incarceration? > > Cody Smith > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 12:45 AM, Jochen Fromm <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It reminds me of the Aztec and Roman empires who sacrificed and crucified >> people. In the Near East some groups like the Phoenicians even sacrificed >> children. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sacrifice >> >> I'm not aware of any human sacrifice in Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia. The >> Egyptians practiced of course sacrifice for the gods and the dead in form >> of food. One could say sacrifices were an early form of taxes. >> >> Jochen >> >> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: glen <[email protected]> >> Date: 4/5/16 17:13 (GMT+01:00) >> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Here's to the 1%! >> >> >> I couldn't help but be reminded of the "72 virgins" martyr meme in Jihad, >> as well as our own military (where it seems soldiers tend to be working >> class and officers tend to be middle-upper class) when I read this part: >> >> > Ethnographic descriptions highlight that the sacrificial victims were >> typically of low social status, such as slaves, and the instigators were of >> high social status, such as priests and chiefs 3,4,27 . >> >> Religious exaltation and economic relief might produce a pretty powerful >> combination for manipulating people into "taking one for the team". >> >> >> On 04/05/2016 05:03 AM, Roger Critchlow wrote: >> > Thanks, Marcus, now we know how to get things sorted out here on FRIAM, >> > >> > -- rec -- >> > >> > On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 10:54 PM, Marcus Daniels <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > http://goo.gl/OcUVLV >> >> -- >> -- >> ⊥ glen ⊥ >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > -- Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. President, Center for Emergent Diplomacy Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA [email protected] mobile: (303) 859-5609 skype: merle.lelfkoff2
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