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These comments betray a misunderstanding of the subjects.<br>
Fundamentalists - what ever that means - appear to be the demonic side
of liberals. Onto them - and onto 'conservatives' - are projected
unacceptable aspects of the self. So liberals accuse conservatives of
all their own sins, and the conservatives become the scapegoats, onto
which the community sins are placed. (E. g., Kerry, a profligate liar,
accuses Bush of lying.)<br>
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In his book, _Radical Son_, David Horowitz recounts being amazed at the
acceptance that conservatives had for his own failings (the failed
marriages, for example), whereas his former radical colleagues showed
all the hate and rejection that Horowitz had always projected onto the
Right. He says he realized that the rules that conservatives propose
are not there so that no one will break them. They are there because
they _will_ be broken, but having the rules reduces the likelihood that
people will break them, and, says Horowitz, because life works better
when you obey them. <br>
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I found that Radical Son explained the paradox I had often puzzled at.
My conservative friends are the most accepting/tolerant of contrasting
opinions, whereas my liberal friends are the most rigid and rejecting
of opinions that contrast their own. What is it about the Left that
makes them so hateful? <br>
Lynn Johnson<br>
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<pre wrap="">Sounds like conservatives :-)
Steve Hovland
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Subject: [Paleopsych] demons
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<pre wrap="">Borderline personality disorder is a disorder
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<pre wrap=""><!---->characterized by an overuse of a defense mechanism
called 'splitting.' In splitting, a person is unable
to hold or reconcile two opposing ideas in their mind
at the same time, so they use black-and-white thinking
to protect themselves from contradictory
feelings, gray areas and ambiguities.<<
--Sounds like fundamentalism. Are demons split-off
aspects of the self that the self cannot integrate and
cannot ignore?
Michael
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