<DIV>Destuction of USSR is an example of mass psychpaths. </DIV>
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<DIV>Soviet people were convinced, that in 1917 Russians made wrong choice, and we ought to "join" the "right" choice. I.e. USA, Europe...</DIV>
<DIV>In other words, to those 20% of world population, who live in highly developed countries. "To join the rest of world". The rest was meant USA, but why not Argentina or India? They are also "capitalism".</DIV>
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<DIV>1913. Russia's GNP per soul is 10% of USA.</DIV>
<DIV>1985. Russia's (USSR) GNP per soul is ~50% of USA.</DIV>
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<DIV>Another view:</DIV>
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<DIV>1913. Russian population: 10% of world's</DIV>
<DIV> Russian industrial prod.: 5% of world's.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>1985. Russian (USSR) population: 5% of world's</DIV>
<DIV> Russian (USSR) industrial prod.: 15% of world's* </DIV>
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<DIV>*CIA data. Soviet statistical authorities gave 20%.</DIV>
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<DIV>Crazy, wild people.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><B><I>Steve <shovland@mindspring.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I prefer to think that we are passing through<BR>a dark time and that the empathic majority<BR>is gradually arousing itself to put the animals<BR>back in their cages :-)<BR><BR>As far as organizations go, any time they hire<BR>from the outside they risk taking in a psychopath,<BR>because psychopaths interview well. They<BR>can be charming and intelligent and can zero in<BR>on the vulnerabilities of the people screening them.<BR>They are probably hyper-empathic in that area.<BR><BR>A number of years ago an insurance exec told<BR>me about someone their company hired. They<BR>soon realized that "he was just in it for himself"<BR>and they got rid of him.<BR><BR>Steve Hovland<BR>www.stevehovland.net<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Michael Christopher [SMTP:anonymous_animus@yahoo.com]<BR>Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 11:11 AM<BR>To: paleopsych@paleopsych.org<BR>Subject:
[Paleopsych] psychopaths rising to the top<BR><BR><BR>>>If we say that only competition matters,<BR>then the psychopaths end up in charge,<BR>which I think describes our present<BR>situation pretty well.<<<BR><BR>--I agree. In a tribal setting, a web of relationships<BR>keeps competition within bounds, at worst directing<BR>the most damaging aspects of it at other tribes. In<BR>our culture, relationships are more complex, and it's<BR>possible for competition to become quite toxic, with<BR>social relationships failing to prevent the promotion<BR>of psychopaths. We're rapidly falling into the same<BR>patterns that ate up empires before us, and at bottom<BR>is the loss of the social webs that keep instincts<BR>from amplifying out of control. Self-interest evolved<BR>as part of a network, and it is only recently that<BR>people with very little in the way of emotional<BR>connection to others have found themselves with so<BR>much power to affect the whole. In war,
sociopaths<BR>(who excel at displacing guilt, self-doubt and shame<BR>onto enemies) have always sensed opportunity, but in<BR>our culture we don't even have to be at war for<BR>sociopaths to rise to the top. What web of social<BR>relationships would enable those with both ingenuity<BR>and empathy to empower themselves? Or have we rigged<BR>the game so that empathy has become a block to<BR>achievement?<BR><BR>Michael<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do you Yahoo!?<BR>New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!<BR>http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail <BR>_______________________________________________<BR>paleopsych mailing list<BR>paleopsych@paleopsych.org<BR>http://lists.paleopsych.org/mailman/listinfo/paleopsych<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>paleopsych mailing list<BR>paleopsych@paleopsych.org<BR>http://lists.paleopsych.org/mailman/listinfo/paleopsych<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do
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