Thomas Palaima

Cleveland born and raised. Scholar with interests in writing systems, ancient Greek language and culture, war and violence through time, music, Dylanology.

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@Chris_arnade For that matter Odysseus loses every ship and every man who went with him to Troy; his self-seeking destroyed the great Ajax; and he slaughtered the young men of Ithaca upon his return. And he is used as a model of heroic leadership conduct in Woodruff's The Ajax Dilemma.

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@Chris_arnade Idi Amin lived in sanctuary and luxury in Saudi Arabia. No regrets. Walt Rostow, who ignorantly advocated extreme violence in Vietnam, died a 'senior scholar' unrepentant of the 2 million killed in Vietnam: "History will salute us."

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@Chris_arnade I use your book Dignity in my seminar on war and violence, poverty being social violence. I was born in CLE not far from Outhwaite and my parents moved when I was seven out near Parma (your chapter 6). Would love to have you as a Zoom guest.