[lit-ideas] Re: Seriously
- From: David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:20:44 -0700
I have three fresh pieces of reading to suggest to your attention:
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/jun/10/failure-american-
jewish-establishment/?page=1
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/
20100607_limits_public_opinion_arabs_israelis_and_strategic_balance?
utm_source=GWeekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100608&utm_content=read
more&elq=a82e9578eadf4380bb920fe1011acdcb
Both remind you that Israel, if not a state "like any other," is not
monolithic. When you read that "Israel" is behaving this way or
that, and "the Palestinians" are responding thus, its easy to forget
that both entities are made up of competing factions, each with its
own history.
Those who wrote about Milgram earlier might be interested to learn
what the U.S. army has done in response to studies by Marshall and
Milgram and so on. How do they make killers out of civilians? The
book is by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, "On Killing; The Psychological
Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society." First published in
1995, it was updated last year to take account of recent events. The
introduction claims that it is now on the USMC Commandant's Required
Reading List. Maybe Lawrence can tell us if this is a new thing, or
if marines always had a Commandant's Required Reading List?
I picked it up in Powell's just now, while handling books for three
new courses. It survived the "dip" test is all I can say about it at
present. The "dip" test is a random sampling of pages and a quick
look at the bibliography and notes. Normally I wouldn't bother you
with a book I haven't read, but I figure that by the time I get round
to reading it, the Milgram posts will have been long forgotten.
David Ritchie,
Portland, Oregon
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