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The Destruction of Barack Obama
Friday, 19 July 2013, 1:03 pm | Robert J. Burrowes
Some people have been surprised or disappointed by certain decisions of President Barack Obama. His war-making, his use of illegal drone strikes, his failure to close Guantanamo, his failure to genuinely help those ordinary Americans who voted him ... More >>
People Who Pretend To Be A Friend: Collaborators & Traitors
Friday, 5 July 2013, 10:25 am | Robert J. Burrowes
Some people have accused Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden of being traitors. But this obscures a deeper and more important question. If the government of the United States is engaged in endless acts of lawless violence, as the documentary evidence ... More >>
Why Do People Lie? And Why Do Other People Believe Them?
Monday, 24 June 2013, 11:45 am | Robert J. Burrowes
The purpose of fear is to suppress awareness of the truth. People always lie for the same reason: fear. But the precise fear that makes a person lie in one circumstance might be different from the fear that makes them lie in another. More >>
The Psychology of Denial
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 1:32 pm | Robert J. Burrowes
Despite conclusive evidence, some people deny the ongoing climate catastrophe. Why do they do this? If you terrorise a child out of taking action to change its circumstances for the better (for example, to get out of a situation in which it is suffering the ... More >>
Love Denied: The Psychology of Materialism, Violence and War
Friday, 24 May 2013, 4:35 pm | Robert J. Burrowes
Violence is simply an extreme form of attention-seeking behaviour. The individual who uses violence does so because they are very frightened that one or more of their vital needs will not be met. More >>
Understanding Obama and other People Who Kill
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 11:26 am | Robert J. Burrowes
When Barack Obama orders the US military to attack people in another country, whether in a war or by using an illegal drone strike, he knows that people, including innocent men, women and children (called 'collateral damage'), will be killed. More >>
Time to End the Adult War on Children
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 5:32 pm | Robert J. Burrowes
Perpetrators of violence learn their craft in childhood. If you inflict violence on a child, it learns to inflict violence on others. The terrorist suffered violence as a child. The political leader who wages war suffered violence as a child. More >>
