Eric, yes, but (I suggest) only if it is actually translated into action (of some kind) directed towards the welfare of others. I think Ursula's talking about anger that, on the whole, is not. > Then there's the type of anger I am advocating. Because you > disagree with my politics you don't see it as a positive > thing, but let me translate it into something acceptable, > like "anger at social injustice." > > This last kind of anger is very productive. Consider Teddy > Roosevelt's anger at the conditions of the urban slums, > Margaret Sanger's anger at the reproductive fealty of women, > or Malcolm X's anger at the state of black Americans in > his time. In all three cases, anger was a justifiable > response to social injustice and motivated these individuals > to seek change and effect it. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Max Boot and Anger > Ursula: Emotions cause physical changes. Anger corrodes and > long term anger corrodes absolutely. I see it every day in > someone close to me. > > > It could be that we are discussing several different types > of anger. There's the DSM-IV explosive personality type > anger. There's the anger that comes from unaddressed > personal dissatisfaction, which may either be short term or > chronic. Both of these are undoubtedly debilitating. > > Then there's the type of anger I am advocating. Because you > disagree with my politics you don't see it as a positive > thing, but let me translate it into something acceptable, > like "anger at social injustice." > > This last kind of anger is very productive. Consider Teddy > Roosevelt's anger at the conditions of the urban slums, > Margaret Sanger's anger at the reproductive fealty of women, > or Malcolm X's anger at the state of black Americans in > his time. In all three cases, anger was a justifiable > response to social injustice and motivated these individuals > to seek change and effect it. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html