[S6 E02] New
"Denial is a way the brain copes with a painful reality." In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad continues her discussion of how Americans are coping with a falling empire: by not facing it. Human brains have the capacity to look away or shift blame when facing reality is too difficult, mainly through denial, dissociation, projection, and transference. Fraad looks at the war in Ukraine as a prime example of how America is falling and how our coping strategies are getting in the way of confronting that truth.
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Sources:
- https://www.newsweek.com/russias-ambassador-us-reveals-why-ukraine-war-began-how-it-could-end-1696596
- https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20211207-ukraine-s-red-lines-how-far-are-russia-and-nato-willing-to-go
- https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/10/ukraine-us-trains-army-west-fight-east/141577/