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The wolf you feed refers to a powerful Native American metaphor. Feeding the good wolf builds a moral and social order of inclusion and tolerance, whereas feeding the bad wolf leads to fear, hatred, exclusion, and violence. You must decide which wolf to feed. E.N. Anderson and Barbara A. Anderson use this metaphor to examine complicity in genocide. Anderson and Anderson argue that everyday frustration and fear, combined with hatred and social othering toward rivals and victims of discrimination, are powerful precursors to conforming to genocide and the very tools that genocidal leaders use to instigate hatred. Anderson and Anderson examine why individuals and whole nations become complicit in genocide. They propose powerful actions that can both protect against complicity and create social change, as exemplified from populations recovering from genocidal regimes. This book is targeted toward scholars and persons who are interested in understanding genocidal complicity and examining social strategies to counteract it.
The wolf you feed refers to a powerful Native American metaphor. Feeding the good wolf builds a moral and social order of inclusion and tolerance, whereas feeding the bad wolf leads to fear, hatred, exclusion, and violence. You must decide which wolf to feed. E.N. Anderson and Barbara A. Anderson use this metaphor to examine complicity in genocide. Anderson and Anderson argue that everyday frustration and fear, combined with hatred and social othering toward rivals and victims of discrimination, are powerful precursors to conforming to genocide and the very tools that genocidal leaders use to instigate hatred. Anderson and Anderson examine why individuals and whole nations become complicit in genocide. They propose powerful actions that can both protect against complicity and create social change, as exemplified from populations recovering from genocidal regimes. This book is targeted toward scholars and persons who are interested in understanding genocidal complicity and examining social strategies to counteract it.
Part I. Mass Killing: The Story of Complicity
Chapter 1: Genocide
Chapter 2: War and Mass Killing
Chapter 3: Conformity and Complicity
Part II. The Roots of Human Evil
Chapter 4: Human Nature
Chapter 5: Individual and Cultural Variation
Chapter 6: The Exclusion of Others
Part III. The March of Genocide: Past and Present
Chapter 7: The Evolution of Genocide over Time
Chapter 8: Present Darkness
Part IV. Which Wolf Will We Feed?
Chapter 9: Vulnerability to Conformity
Chapter 10: The Food of the Good Wolf
E.N. Anderson is professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.
Barbara A. Anderson is professor emerita at Frontier Nursing University.
Complying with Genocide: The Wolf You Feed provides practical ideas
for formulating strategies to help such communities rebuild their
lives and find common ground among their disparate and competing
groups. Readers will appreciate the careful research and abundant
references to other genocide research listed throughout the
book.
Scholars E. N. Anderson and Barbara Anderson explore the concepts
of complicity in genocide and the nature of evil. They tackle
average people's motivation to participate in mass killing and how
they justify these actions. Social pressure, fear, and uncertainty
coupled with charismatic leadership can persuade a disenfranchised,
angry populace to be complacent or even cooperate with genocide.
Average citizens turn toward evil when they accept that a minority
does not deserve the same consideration and respect as they
themselves do. As Paul Farmer has said, "the idea that some lives
matter less is the root of all that is wrong in the world." To
counter this, the authors propose a stronger emphasis on moral
aspects of society, such as equality, empathy, respect, and
dedication to peaceful conflict resolution. Individuals should
resist social aggression, bullying, and blaming, allowing positive
social influences to counter genocidal thinking. As they contend,
whether genocide continues or ends depends on how society
approaches its problems--whether society employs fear, hatred, and
violence or peace, love, and tolerance--demonstrating "the wolf you
feed" metaphor. An important work in understanding the sociological
underpinning of genocide complicity. Highly recommended.
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