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President Harry S. Truman warns about witch-hunts, fears, and political deceptions

At a news conference earlier this week (on April 30th, 2012), the single most prominent U.S. politician accused another politician of not being enthusiastic enough about hunting down and killing another human being without a trial. The precedent this sets … Continue reading

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Love, betrayal, and much ado about nothing

I was talking to some friends recently about betrayal.  It seems it’s easy to feel betrayed — someone disappoints us or breaks their promises to us, the government does something upsetting, or life itself doesn’t work out the way we … Continue reading

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Wilhelm Reich on the scapegoat ritual

Are there people in the world who are more open than we are, more free, more “surrendered” to life?  And could there be a part of us that feels threatened by these people and wants to suppress them or even … Continue reading

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