[lit-ideas] Re: Seriously
- From: carol kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:36:42 -0700
David,
Have you read Michael Chabon's recent piece on Israel (and its ability to be
blockheaded) in the NYT? If not, perhaps add it to your reading list. It's
wonderful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/opinion/06chabon.html?sq=michaelchabon&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=all
Carol K.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:20 PM, David Ritchie <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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=readmore&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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