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"The potent emerald-green blend of wormwood, green anise and fennel, known as
“the Green Fairy,” was once celebrated by the French society, including artists
from Baudelaire to Van Gogh. By the early 1900s, France consumed more absinthe
than the rest of the world put together. Yet within decades, it was banned and
deemed a “national poison.”
What happened? Our analysis (recently published in
Organization Studies) of
historical archives, newspapers, medical publications, and propaganda materials
spanning 1870 to 1915, reveals a systematic scapegoating process which unfolds
throughout three escalating cycles."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
