Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Introduction
I'll start these blog posts off with introducing myself. I'm Carli Bellmer, I'm 18 years old and I am a journalism major. In my studies of American history and World history I have always found it interesting how certain events in time are eerily similar to other events. Because of this I have come to my own conclusion that history does indeed repeat itself. A certain situation that always seems to reoccur over what later turns out to be a bunch of nonsense is mass hysteria. Examples of such foolishness are seen in the exile and genocide of Native Americans, The Salem Witch trials, and both Red Scares. These events are only a few examples of how hysteria is contagious amongst society. In upcoming posts I will go into detail of these events and by doing so I believe they will show societies inability to learn from previous mistakes, thus causing history to repeat itself.
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You can definitely tell you enjoy and know what you're talking about. You were straight to the point and described your blog very well. Great job!
ReplyDeletemass hysteria is most probably not a topic that makes frequent circulations in the blog world, so good on you for picking a less popular topic!
ReplyDeleteA few questions about mass hysteria:
What do you think prompts mass hysteria in the first place?
Are those initial situations that trigger mass hysteria always conspiracies, or do they reflect real concerns that just get blown up in the public imagination over time?