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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 2, 2016 - 09:56pm PT
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Good book. Great, short read for lazy people like myself. Just read it during Jury Duty.
His premise is that humans do better as a collective tribe in the past, and that still dwells withing us.
I thought he was gonna go all commie, but he relates tribal culture in a very substantial, honest way. He makes good points with American Indians, African tribes, etc..
He also relates it to PTSD, and the tribal culture of military service. PTSD, he insinuates, can be cured with things other than drugs, once you understand the 'tribe' these guys operated in, and feel secure in.
I highly recommend this book. He seems to lean left for me a bit, but he makes a great read. Good stuff.
https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger-ebook/dp/B01BCJDSNI
"We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival."
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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My stepdad just gave me a copy of this book. I look forward to reading it.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 2, 2016 - 11:25pm PT
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It starts slow with the Native American tribal culture, and how 'whites' joined Natives in a rejection of their own 'white' culture.
Slog through that, it has relevance later in the book. He makes some very solid points with references.
Read it, Kris. You'll dig it, I think. It's an easy read too! He really brings home the PTSD thing towards the end.
EDIT: Climber will TOTALLY relate to this book. We are tribal in nature, even in this society, we're still a weird tribal culture. Not only in boldness, but in nurturing too!
Totally relates to this forum!
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Al Barkamps
Social climber
Red Stick
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It starts slow with the Native American tribal culture, and how 'whites' joined Natives in a rejection of their own 'white' culture.
Slog through that....
You may want to "slog through" "The Terror Dream", a different analysis of how resisting the acceptance of Indian culture by whites, has led to the shame that underpins most of 'white' American culture today.
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Decko
Trad climber
Colorado
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Empire of the summer moon
Read it and you will re-read it
Bad ass mutha fukers
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 3, 2016 - 09:54pm PT
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Sorry if you were offend, Al, by my remarks. I just meant the Indian tribal part of the book was a preamble to the rest of the book.
You'll recall that I said it was a 'must read' part of the book. Just slower. Maybe more boring for some.
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Decko: agreed. one of the few books that significantly changed my perceptions on a number of things...
bluering: thanks for the suggestion. looks interesting... am putting it on the list, and intend to get back to this thread sometime this winter... :)
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