People who speak with contempt for one another will probably not remain united for long. Contempt is one of four behaviors that, statistically, can predict divorce in married couples. He lives in New York City with his family.
He is also the winner of a Peabody Award and the National Magazine Award for Reporting. Contempt is often used by governments to provide rhetorical cover for torture or abuse. Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe, War, A Death in Belmont, Fire, and The Perfect Storm, and co-director of the documentary film Restrepo, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Contempt is often directed at people who have been excluded from a group or declared unworthy its benefits. Unlike criticism, contempt is particularly toxic because it assumes a moral superiority in the speaker. It is a level of contempt that is usually reserved for enemies in wartime except that now it is applied to our fellow citizens. People speak with incredible contempt about, depending on their views: the rich, the poor, the educated, the foreign born, the President, or the entire US government. First, there’s a kind of shock at the comfort and affluence that we enjoy, but that is followed by the dismal realization that we live in a society that is basically at war with itself. He lives in New York City with his family.“I know what coming back to America from a war zone is like because I’ve done it so many times. Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe, War, A Death in Belmont, Fire, and The Perfect Storm, and co-director of the documentary film Restrepo, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Written in exquisite, razor-sharp prose, the result is a powerful examination of the primary desire that defines us. In Freedom, Junger weaves his account of this journey together with primatology and boxing strategy, the history of labor strikes and Apache raiders, the role of women in resistance movements, and the brutal reality of life on the Pennsylvania frontier. Dodging railroad cops, sleeping under bridges, cooking over fires and drinking from creeks and rivers, the four men forged a unique reliance on one another. It was an experiment in personal autonomy, but also in interdependence. In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking book, Sebastian Junger examines this tension that lies at the heart of what it means to be human.įor much of a year, Junger and three friends-a conflict photographer and two Afghan War vets-walked the railroad lines of the east coast. The two don’t coexist easily: we value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe.
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