Dominoes, Defoliation, Death, & Democracy, Part 3

This is the third of three audios on Vietnam in support of the argument that the same unhealthy masculine, us vs. them worldview and Shadow traits that inform the subjugations of women, Indigenous Peoples, and Africans/African-Americans in U. S. history were also catalysts for the Vietnam War.

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v02/d193

Recommendations: Read Carol Gilligan’s In a Human Voice (132 pages, notes and index included). Not sure? Listen to this 11-minute interview on WBUR’s Here and Now. The link includes a downloadable PDF of the final chapter, “The Ethic of Care.” https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/10/04/carol-gilligan-human-voice

Something to Consider: CAVEAT: Doing this may lead to some discomfort. What are the things you say or do or have said or done — that you really didn’t want to say or do — in order to avoid shame, embarrassment, or humiliation? Once you have an example or two, explore these two questions in this order:

1. What is it about not doing or saying this thing such that I believe not doing or saying it would lead to shame, embarrassment or humiliation?

2. What is it about me such that I believe not doing or saying this thing would lead to shame, embarrassment or humiliation?

Be kind to yourself.

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This newsletter is also available in audio format — an unedited reading (by me) of what’s above (with an occasional “um”, comment, or amplification).

You can review the intention, context, background, and general trajectory of this newsletter on the About page. Here’s the short version: we’re taking a multidisciplinary (history, developmental psychology, culture, gender, race, spirituality, etc.) look at America’s collective Shadow (Jungian sense) and competing narratives as they manifest historically and currently, and offering some prospects for healing narratives and Shadow integration.