tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988231799504445156.post8754725947790500082..comments2023-05-16T04:37:36.671-04:00Comments on theHillsbergblog: The Defense of Identity; A Common CausetheHillsbergbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467067976051654966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988231799504445156.post-20810296172743327022011-11-01T11:20:47.609-04:002011-11-01T11:20:47.609-04:00One of my other classes this semester is all about...One of my other classes this semester is all about colonialism and I find that it ties into everything we discuss in our Relgion class marvelously. One interesting point that we've been examining is how the "Othering" process of colonialism, which is also totally based on ethnicity, has such a powerful capacity to dehumanize people... especially the colonialists. As you stated in this post, it's impossible to throw others into a distinct group without doing the same to oneself, and both classes that I'm taking have aptly demonstrated how dangerous this process really is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988231799504445156.post-36154047666047817172011-10-31T00:31:48.750-04:002011-10-31T00:31:48.750-04:00ego is part of it, for sure. If more people were f...ego is part of it, for sure. If more people were focused on building a better community than a machismo ego, we may see some significant improvementstheHillsbergbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467067976051654966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988231799504445156.post-22900612514464945402011-10-29T17:40:17.479-04:002011-10-29T17:40:17.479-04:00You know, maybe this is a weird response to have, ...You know, maybe this is a weird response to have, but this talk about group violence, associating with a group, and fearing loss of identity made me think of a buddhist teaching on letting go of the ego. It's hard! When something threatens our self, who we consider ourselves to be, we react like nothing else. This shows up all over the place in psychology, too (which is where Kakar is getting it from). But here, it's like the group becomes one big person whose collective "ego" is being attacked...regular quality of life issues become secondary to the problem of living the kind of life (for example an *Indian* one)that you want to live.GKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01369716656127617788noreply@blogger.com