Mediterranean sun and excess shaped the pied noir temperament more than Cartesian reason

Evidence

“I learned not to separate these creatures bursting with violent energy from the sky where their desires whirl,” says Camus of his fellow pieds noirs. The sea and sun, these were factors that were all-conditioning, responsible for their best as well as their worst characteristics. In contrast to the Cartesian rationale in which the northern Gaul so prides himself, the meridional pied noir was first and foremost a creature of the senses. Everything was excess: excessive exuberance, excessive hospitality, excessive affection — and excessive hate. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 156

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to earlier soundscape reading about environment conditioning temperament; also links to lethal-violence themes. — connects to: Pied noir settlers related to Algerians through indifference and paternalism; Pied noir racism toward Algerians was rooted in indifference rather than overt hatred — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 161

Related

• Pied noir culture contained a capacity for reflex violence. (similarity 0.83)
• Pied noir racism toward Algerians was rooted in indifference rather than overt hatred (similarity 0.79)
• Muslims and pieds noirs were separated by incompatible religious, cultural and economic orientations (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Pied noir settlers related to Algerians through indifference and paternalism #expands (0.50)
• Pied noir racism toward Algerians was rooted in indifference rather than overt hatred #expands (0.45) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 161