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David Livingstone Smith

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Philosopher working on dehumanization, race, Freud, and other stuff. MY SUBSTACK: https://davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/ MY WEBPAGE: www.davidlivingstonesmith.com

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Promises Made Were Never Meant to Be Kept The experts are all reciting the so-called promise of β€œno more forever wars.” Did such thoughtful people believe that it was a real promise?

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01.03.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Psychology of Fascism, Part Three: Sigmund Freud's Analysis of Mass Psychology

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27.02.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No. Linkoping.

25.02.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will be happy to be in Sweden next academic year--albeit only for a year.

25.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Psychology of Fascism, Part 2 Wilhelm Reich and The Mass Psychology of Fascism

The Psychology of Fascism, Part 2
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Something Has Gone "Afoot," Racially Vini Jr. celebrated too much?

Something Has Gone "Afoot," Racially
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Where Are The Women? De-Prince arrested for "misconduct in public office"

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Mazel tov!

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Speaking Through Fear There is the world. Our world. The events, the times, the stuff of our lives. Going There is where I reflect on the things that strike me.

Subrena Smith's message for the year ahead: Speaking Through Fear.

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Weeding Out Race How Plants Can Help Us Think About Race

"Weeding Out Race." Reposting this, in light of the current political atmosphere. davidlivingstonesmith.substack.com/p/weeding-ou...

14.02.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you all think of these two potential titles for a crossover book about fascism. Which is better?
1. Fascist States (of Mind)
2. Ordinary Fascism

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The Vileness Was Never Hidden He and you have been pretending that he wasn’t playing racist footsie.

The Vileness Was Never Hidden. Subrena Smith's powerful reflections on Trump.
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Simianization. Apes, Gender, Class, and Race (ed. Wulf D. Hund, Charles W. Mills, Silvia Sebastiani) In the course of a flood of ascriptions and assumptions, the ape stereotype evolved into a persistent marker of otherness. As the contributions to this volume of the Racism Analysis Yearbook show, its...

For the deep context of Trump's latest indignity, see SIMIANIZATION: Apes, Gender, Class, and Race
edited by Wulf D. Hund, Charles W. Mills,
Silvia Sebastiani, available for download here: www.academia.edu/16269162/Sim...

07.02.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The last time politicians talked like Trump | David Livingstone Smith
YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas The last time politicians talked like Trump | David Livingstone Smith

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27.01.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have his book Soldaten

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Art For and Against Dehumanization While I am busy being overwhelmed by the start of the spring semester and the horrible state of this country, I figured that I would spend a few moments writing a piece on the topic of art against deh...

Art For and Against Dehumanization
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what is the title/author?

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Humanity Violated
YouTube video by Philosophy Talk Humanity Violated

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20.01.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I use whatever I find most useful, written in the English language.

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US House candidate buys nazis.us domain to redirect visitors to homeland security Mark Davis, running in Florida, says he bought domain because Republican party had gone β€˜full fascist’

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Illinois friends

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I'm not sure how much legality matters any more.

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Of course teachers can use AI to detect cheating | Opinion Being caught cheating should be looked upon as a student’s opportunity to become a better learner.

Of course teachers can use AI to detect cheating | Opinion www.pressherald.com/2026/01/07/u...

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Pseudo-Philosophy Caveat emptor!

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07.01.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The philosophy of dehumanisation with David Livingstone Smith In this exclusive interview, philosopher David Livingstone Smith explores the history, nature, and evolution of dehumanisation. As what is 'acceptable' in society changes, so do the tactics of underco...

A discussion of the evolution of dehumanisation, monsters and race. | https://bit.ly/3XcIv2B

Philosopher David Livingstone Smith presents us with a candid but unique outlook on this topic, exploring symbols of hate to having hope without optimism.

#philsky

10.12.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

David Livingstone Smith maintains that people are initially attracted to fascist-style movements for more economic reasons, and the leader’s rhetoric aims at converting them from mere followers into true believers doi.org/10.1080/0951... #vol39issue1 #devotion #philsky #philpsy
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I really enjoyed this.

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Demonizing Dehumanization and Monstrosity
YouTube video by Multi-faith Matters Demonizing Dehumanization and Monstrosity

How dehumanizing people transforms them into monsters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ2n...

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