I'm sure it's mutual. Hackles on end anywhere in the vicinity. Like tribbles to Klingons. Humans obviously have lost that survival instinct, at least many of us. Not me. My skin crawls at a glimpse of Trump. (M. Scott Peck, "People of the Lie.") From time to time I reiterate my observation that at least early white invaders were self-sel…
I'm sure it's mutual. Hackles on end anywhere in the vicinity. Like tribbles to Klingons. Humans obviously have lost that survival instinct, at least many of us. Not me. My skin crawls at a glimpse of Trump. (M. Scott Peck, "People of the Lie.") From time to time I reiterate my observation that at least early white invaders were self-selected authoritarian followers of religious cults: something concentrated in the DNA? I don't suppose the Ancestry guy on PBS is looking at that.
I read Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck's book, many years ago. But if memory serves me, much of his book was about case histories observing some really messed up patients, and often times how they messed up their children & relatives. Peck ascribed their pathologies to evil. I also recall, near the end of the book, he related the dangers of group think and how it cause groups to select for new additional members based on the idiosyncracies already shared by the group.
So a police department that has issues with brutality, tends to select for similar personality traits in new recruits.
The strange case of Donald Trump and his childhood likely would have made a terrific case study for Peck. Certainly Peck would have noted Trump's narcissism and capacity for capturing cult members and his ability exploit group think. It would be likely that he would make note of Trump's propensity for evil deeds and his ability to fool fellow travelers.
I'm sure it's mutual. Hackles on end anywhere in the vicinity. Like tribbles to Klingons. Humans obviously have lost that survival instinct, at least many of us. Not me. My skin crawls at a glimpse of Trump. (M. Scott Peck, "People of the Lie.") From time to time I reiterate my observation that at least early white invaders were self-selected authoritarian followers of religious cults: something concentrated in the DNA? I don't suppose the Ancestry guy on PBS is looking at that.
I read Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck's book, many years ago. But if memory serves me, much of his book was about case histories observing some really messed up patients, and often times how they messed up their children & relatives. Peck ascribed their pathologies to evil. I also recall, near the end of the book, he related the dangers of group think and how it cause groups to select for new additional members based on the idiosyncracies already shared by the group.
So a police department that has issues with brutality, tends to select for similar personality traits in new recruits.
The strange case of Donald Trump and his childhood likely would have made a terrific case study for Peck. Certainly Peck would have noted Trump's narcissism and capacity for capturing cult members and his ability exploit group think. It would be likely that he would make note of Trump's propensity for evil deeds and his ability to fool fellow travelers.