[allan1969]

These points are very interesting, but anthropologists usually distinguish between Western guilt cultures and Oriental SHAME cultures, where the prospect of "losing face" is so terrifying that it enforces self-discipline.

For those interested, there is one book that FULLY explains liberal (and leftist) guilt and self-hatred. As far as I know it's the only book ever written with this as its sole topic. The title is GUILT, BLAME, AND POLITICS, and the easiest way to see it is to go to any Amazon.com search window and paste in this ISBN number: 0966694309

The Amazon page has a very comprehensive summary of the book's contents. (I wrote it.) If you're looking for ammo to use in flame wars against lefties, there's plenty in my book: HUNDREDS of names of ultra-rich liberals and rich leftists, all documented. (This is how I prove my thesis.)

Cheers,
Allan Levite

[dennisw]

Guilt, Blame, and Politics

by Allen E. Levite

Paperback - 259 pages (October 30, 1998) Stanyan Press; ISBN: 0966694309

"In Guilt, Blame, and Politics, Allan Levite turns Marxist class theory on its head by suggesting that it is the guilt of the affluent class, not the struggle of the working class, that is most responsible for modern socialism. It is a compelling theory, well-researched and entertainingly argued." --J. Neil Schulman, author of Alongside Night, Stopping Power, and other works.