tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966360.post7821780640662696419..comments2024-01-26T14:21:13.102-05:00Comments on HG Poetics: Rene Girard & the latest warHenry Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763188178644726622noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966360.post-30620365126640019182014-09-10T22:28:25.347-04:002014-09-10T22:28:25.347-04:00Postnote : I have oversimplified Girard's thes...Postnote : I have oversimplified Girard's thesis here. He emphasizes that in his view modern societies are distinct from most of the long history of the human race, in that humanity has become CONSCIOUS of the violent-mimetic scapegoat mechanisms which once structured culture, & our awareness of scapegoating diminishes its power over us. But Girard also notes that this "lull" brought about by awareness might be temporary.Henry Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763188178644726622noreply@blogger.com