Political Correctness and the Destruction of Social Order: Chronicling the Rise of the Pristine Self 1st ed. 2016 Edition, Kindle Edition
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“Howard Schwartz has done it again: He has written a book that lays bare the machinations of power hungry people committed to using political correctness to silence opposition. His theory of anti-Oedipal psychology is unquestionable, his rules of political correctness inarguable, and his ability to get to the heart of the matter unequaled. Howard’s emphasis on the ‘Pristine Self’ should both enlighten and shame the collective American intellect. Bravo.” (AWR Hawkins, PhD, Breitbart News)
“No institution on the planet is capable of providing the type of pristine, unconditional existence sought by many in today's universities. It is simply unattainable because it is fantasy. Schwartz is compelling and fearless in his psychological analysis of how reason, and reality itself, are under attack in places that were once bastions of free speech. The final irony is that Schwartz’s work should be the subject of college courses, but would surely be banned as a thoughtcrime.” (James L. Knoll, IV, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA)
“Howard Schwartz takes the exploration of political correctness to unusual depths. PC is not for (or against) particular opinions, it is an assertion of the supremacy of self over social and natural reality. Consequently, it is also a prescription for defeat in an unloving world that can never accommodate itself to all of our desires. As this book demonstrates, our universities have been abjectly surrendering to this delusion.” (Steve Balch, Director of the Texas Tech Institute for the Study of Western Civilization and founding President of the National Association of Scholars)
“Schwartz attempts to account for 'political correctness,' especially among young people on college campuses. He focuses on the social psychology of this pervasive and destructive phenomenon, through the lens of psychoanalytic theory. There is simply no question that ‘political correctness’ on college campuses is wreaking havoc in ways that Schwartz addresses.” (Robert Jackall, Willmott Family Professor Sociology and Public Affairs, Williams College, USA)
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- ASIN : B01M0I3CLG
- Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2016 edition (September 20, 2016)
- Publication date : September 20, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 666 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 218 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 3319819712
- Lending : Not Enabled
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"The study of irrational processes in organizations is my field, and it is within that framework that the thought presented here unfolds. I have looked at the forces of self-destruction [over a multi-decade career in academia] as they have played out in individual organizations [and now the wider Western culture], trying to understand their meaning and operation." Author
Howard Schwartz successfully takes the reader past the noise of political and cultural divisions that are currently raging and shaking social cohesion to the core. So many today simply complain or protest what's happening. Schwartz drills to the psychological and emotional factors that are driving the loss of meaning and structural framework of our civilization. Such efforts are little appreciated by the nihilists and others who want to "cancel" what they deem as "bad," then burn everything else to the ground.
Once the reader understands the author's basic socio-behavioral model, it becomes near impossible to ignore his penetrating analysis. If the raging forces of irrationality and destruction continue to prevail across all levels of society, the virtues and benefits found and nurtured for millennia in modern Western nations will progressively cease to exist. You will cease to exist and the journey will be a painful one.
Bravo!
However, interpreting PC through Oedipal theory is ludicrous, even laughable.
Unfortunately, Schwartz's thought has been controlled for a lifetime by the wily prose of Freud, who was enslaved to his own mother, Amalia.
In 1895, Freud invented "Oedipal theory" -- the role of the charismatic, powerful father -- for the sole purpose of defending himself against Amalia, who never ceased to torment him with her powerful will. Freud was trapped for a lifetime in pre-Oedipal bondage to Amalia. "He has no more insight than a small boy," concluded Ferenczi and Rank, who knew him better than anyone else.
PC has nothing to do with Oedipus, Shmedipus or pre-Oedipus..
It is worthy of condemnation on its own demerits as groupthink.
Let's hope that Schwartz loosens his chains to Freud before the end.







