tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432976.post4787772943808454682..comments2023-08-10T07:41:11.827-07:00Comments on Bajillion: Where's Clarence Darrow When You Need Him?Tommaso Sciortinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682166317937996902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432976.post-41986300909602960762007-02-13T08:02:00.000-08:002007-02-13T08:02:00.000-08:00Bajillion: Bringing bloggers together since 2006.Bajillion: Bringing bloggers together since 2006.Rebecca C. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266179966692604794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432976.post-3407031713649762232007-02-12T08:56:00.000-08:002007-02-12T08:56:00.000-08:00Diego, thanks for pointing out the Answers.com ent...Diego, thanks for pointing out the Answers.com entry on Hoffer. I hadn't thought to look there before. I also saw that they have a fairly good summary of The True Believer in a separate entry. If you didn't see it, it is at<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.answers.com/topic/the-true-believer" REL="nofollow">http://www.answers.com/topic/the-true-believer</A><BR/><BR/>I'll try to spend some time with Chris Hedges' work later today.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750127998898485597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432976.post-86152706222113989412007-02-08T12:50:00.000-08:002007-02-08T12:50:00.000-08:00Diego wrote, "Do people like this carry some speci...Diego wrote, "<em>Do people like this carry some special mutation for total devotion? Is it cultural? What's going on here?</em><br /><br />I think people like this burn with a zealous righteousness that blinds them to ideas or experiences other than their own. Eric Hoffer wrote about this personality type 50 years ago in his book <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060916125/ref=pd_kar_gw_1/002-0311842-0175223">The True Believer</a></b>Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750127998898485597noreply@blogger.com