The Relationship between Hate and the Fear of Death
Thursday, May 6, 2021
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 Online Event
3 pm New York l 9 pm Vienna
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate invites OSUN members on Thursday May 6, 2021, at 3 pm to join an event with Sheldon Solomon, Professor of Psychology at Skidmore College, who will speak on “The relationship between hate and the fear of death.”
Many white supremacists cite, with something akin to religious fervor, the “14 words” of convicted terrorist David Lane — “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White children.”
The fear that our group, our tribe, our identity, our way of life might be dying out, is part of many manifestations of, and justifications for, hate. Dr. Solomon’s article in the Guardian, entitled “The secret to Trump’s success? It’s sheer existential dread,” helps us realize that the connection between fear of death and hate is potentially much deeper and commonplace. The article explores how “authoritarian populist leaders thrive on the fear of death — as we’ve been able to show in carefully controlled experiments.”
Please join the event to learn the implications of this correlation from Dr. Solomon.
Register for the event here.
Website: https://bard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W9rr18uIRreapOpHccfGNA