Tag: bitterness

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Counter-Currents presents a new video of Greg Johnson’s essay “Blaming Your Parents,” about why it’s a bad idea to blame your misfortunes on your upbringing or genetic heritage. (more…)

Young Sailor Ripley lacked “parental guidance.”

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Greg Johnson has published a recording of himself reading his 2018 essay “Blaming Your Parents,” on the fallacy of blaming one’s parents for one’s misfortunes, and it is now available for download and online listening. The original essay is currently being featured in Counter-Currents’ new Classics Corner (see the right-hand sidebar). (more…)

Young Sailor Ripley lacked “parental guidance.”

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Audio version here

In the past, people used to blame the gods or the fates for their misfortunes. These days, they like to blame their parents.

• “My parents were sedentary and fat, and their bad example is why I grew up sedentary and fat.”
• “My father was always uptight. And now I’m uptight and can’t enjoy life.”
• “Growing up with a mother who drank, it was natural that I would take to drink as well.”

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Greg Johnson talks to Chris Robertson about his book In Defense of Hatred. Topics include:

• Chris’ intellectual journey
• Matthew Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The World Beyond Your Head 

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