As  Richard relentlessly and ruthlessly moves forward with new ideas, some of you may not be aware of the foundations of  the theories he is now developing and presenting, which originated during the period 1990-2008 through a series of papers, short books and lectures. We will begin with an abstract of the papers and books. For each piece, there is a  link to the document. We hope you will click the link directly below and study the document.

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As the Soldier Dies, so the Nation Comes Alive 
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The phrase, “The individual must die so that the nation might live” reifies the nation-state, treating nations as if objects that substantially exist, suggesting that countries are entities in their own right, separate from individuals.”

I. Introduction
II. Obfuscation in the Depiction of Warfare
III. The Magnitude of Destruction and Futility of the War
IV. What Was Going On?
V. Reification of the Nation State
VI. Willingness to Die as Declaration of Devotion
VII. As The Soldier Dies, So the Nation Comes Alive

Many political events of the Twentieth Century have been characterized by massive killing, dying and destruction: for example, the First World War, Russian revolution and Soviet genocides, rise of the Nazis and genocide of the Jews, and World War II.

These events—preserved in our collective consciousness by a relentless stream of books and television documentaries—lie at the core of the “history” of the Twentieth Century. We know that these events happened, but do we really know why? Do we understand the causes and meanings of these monumental episodes of destruction?