The Disgust Reflex

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The Disgust Reflex

Disgust is a primal human emotion that can reflexively trigger when facing real and imagined dangers that according to studies requires less than a second based on the circumstances of an encounter. Regarding humans, the disgust mechanism uses facial expressions and social circumstances to make snap judgments in situations based on often highly superficial traits to rapidly process social and physical cues. Disgust reactions are based upon a variety of circumstances which emerge from social encounters with other humans that extend to variances as minute as regional eating habits. Food plays a central role in several gatherings and social environments in which human interact and some disgust related behaviors are tied to the consumption and abstention of specific foods based on preference, religion, and socially developed aversion…

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The Nations that cried Disinformation

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The Nations that cried Disinformation

For craven politicians, eager political advocates, and deceptive intelligence leaders a crisis also presents an opportunity. We in times of health crisis must not just face the disaster that everyone is concerned with but additionally must guard against growing fear and disgust generated by those who desire to manipulate us. Isolation for public health forces some people to be alone in a heightened state of stress facing instinctual emotions that allow external powers and official groups to manipulate citizens. Many national governments during world history exploited dangers beyond their control to enact laws and intelligence operations and some even use existing dangers to manufacturing greater panic by increasing the fear response inside targeted nations to damage them beyond normal disasters alone.

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History and Biology Double Feature

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History and Biology Double Feature

C.A.A. Savastano returns to the Ochelli Effect and to discuss some of the Cold War’s history of using fear against domestic populations while employing violence through proxy wars. They also briefly discuss the defined meanings of pure capitalism and pure socialism and some modern misconceptions about these economic systems.

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New Book Faces Human Violence and Aggression

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New Book Faces Human Violence and Aggression

Violence has always been with us since the beginning of the human species because aggressive behavior is both a danger and defense that can allow humans to oppress their competitors or prevent such tyranny. With the growing hyperbole of national politics fueled by obsessive internet usage and the drastic reduction of human interaction, some are becoming emotionally detached and violently lashing out. Outrage dominates public discourse as factions demand censorship and some are too engrossed in unimportant conflict or entertainment to observe the ongoing calamity. Perhaps some just do not care anymore and that apathy is a dire problem for everyone. "Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature" by C.A.A. Savastano poses important questions, offers substantial evidence, considers how violence has shaped the path of human history, and presents ideas about what might be done to reduce it ongoing effects.

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Fear, Disgust, and Status w/ C.A.A. Savastano

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Fear, Disgust, and Status w/ C.A.A. Savastano

C.A.A. Savastano joined the Ochelli Effect to review a few of the powerful origins of human violence via the emotions of fear and disgust. They discuss and debate the roles of biology and environment from our time in the womb and expanding to the greater world and interactions with other people. They consider the transformation of some defensive strategies into nearly ceaseless violence under the right circumstances and what can be done to stop these biologically derived inclinations. These are just a few of the topics appearing in the upcoming book “Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature” that will be released on February 20, 2020.

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How the Disgust Mechanism creates Violence

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Join the Wall Street Window Podcast to inspect the power of disgust over human behavior with your host Mike Swanson and author C.A.A. Savastano. They review the subtle and overt effects our biological defenses play in dealing with other people and how uncontrolled disgust can lead to violence.

Motivations For Violent Behavior (New TPAAK Research Section)

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Motivations For Violent Behavior (New TPAAK Research Section)

Introducing the “Motivations For Violent Behavior” a new section to the TPAAK Primary Evidence Collections that presents the often hidden motivators that incite targeting competitors and enemies with aggression. It features research, scientific studies, and media that support there are universal emotions and instincts that can drive violent behavior.

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