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Thomas’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Thomas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Thomas Avant
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Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
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2020
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2 editions
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The Democrats Must Educate ‘Low-Information' Voters
Here is the link to my December 2024 op-ed, published in The Progressive Magazine: my link text.
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“My hope is that I have been able to break the familial curse of narcissism. One thing I know to be true about myself is that I do care about the plight of others, and I feel a strong sense within to fight against injustice and to support those who struggle and are belittled, marginalized, and oppressed by others. If you are not angered by the abuse and manipulation of others, something is definitely wrong psychologically.”
― Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
― Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
“It’s quite simple for people to cling to religious teachings in their local church as a means of understanding a vast world, but it can limit the critical and analytical thinking we all need to truly understand people, history, sociology, psychology, and all the subjects necessary for a well-rounded education. Many are completely unwilling to read anything other than religious texts. It seems the culture of many conservative Christian communities can encourage people to move further and further into a self-righteous bubble.”
― Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
― Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
“Religious fanaticism is one of the greatest dangers we face. More wars have been fought in the name of god than for any other reason in history. Religion and scripture, used as a tool by damaged people, is the single greatest manipulator in our history, and, when used as a weapon, can destroy a healthy democracy.”
― Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
― Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society
“The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion.”
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“Man truly achieves his full human condition when he produces without being compelled by the physical necessity of selling himself as a commodity.”
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