tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post5691425326697732338..comments2023-10-09T06:54:04.099-06:00Comments on Past Times and Present Tensions: Large Durotriges settlement discoveredJohn Hooker FSAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-86739748221749397412015-08-19T02:41:02.212-06:002015-08-19T02:41:02.212-06:00Hi John,
I think your idea of 'designer archa...Hi John,<br /><br />I think your idea of 'designer archaeologists/historians' could also include those who write about "ancient aliens" and "lost continents" and the like. Those who use archaeology in the service of dictatorships and other dubious political motives and are fired only by reward or protection might have no psychological impediment to any sort of interpretation and their problems are more to do with their personal ethics (or lack thereof). Nationalists, however, can be found on both sides of the introvert/extrovert scale, but I think are most often on the latter side.<br /><br />Memes are a product of the collective consciousness, and as such are more likely to affect people who are really more group-oriented than individualistic. On the extreme ends of the introvert/extrovert scale (in order) are the delusional psychotic who lives in his or her's own reality and would be usually seen as crazy by most people, and the dangerous psychopath who is often mistakenly seen as very normal and even "nice" -- the Ted Bundy type.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />JohnJohn Hooker FSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001080340384925879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137246730421866659.post-54129933549174171552015-08-19T01:55:46.496-06:002015-08-19T01:55:46.496-06:00Hi John:
That last paragraph is food for thought....Hi John:<br /><br />That last paragraph is food for thought. Certainly the term 'philosophical materialists' applies, but I tend to view them as 'designer archaeologists/historians.' <br /><br />I also tend to believe that, archaeology, like patriotism, is often the last refuge of the scoundrel. <br /><br />John Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752752229384757087noreply@blogger.com