Tag Archives: Joseph Thorak

sign of the times: tainted logic

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Dave

The Aryan myth began inconspicuously as a minor issue in comparative linguistics at the end of the eighteenth-century and then assumed a life of its own of disproportionate dimensions in the romantic age that morphed into a racial theory of … Continue reading →

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life on parade: playing dress up

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Dave

It was the Aryan myth. It was born as a minor issue in comparative linguistics, grew into a full-fledged racial theory of history, and ended by almost devouring European civilization….. Steven Heller: In fact, Hugo Boss was the designer back … Continue reading →

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myths and madness

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Dave

It was born as a minor issue in comparative linguistics; it grew into a full-fledged racial theory of history, and ended by almost devouring European civilization. The Aryan myth….. The most famous proponent of the Aryan myth was Count Arthur … Continue reading →

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terrifyingly normal: throw them to the wolves

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Dave

In no other field of social science has prejudice more disastrously masqueraded as fact than in the study of race. Myth has pervaded discussions of race throughout the history of Western civilization. The mythmakers have exploited the popular associations of … Continue reading →

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