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Daisy

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  1. Such acts of horrendous violence are extremely rare, thank god, so there's no comparison really. I'm sorry that your mother died when you were so young, but her death was a physical departure which is not the same thing as emotional abandonment. Just look at the history of mankind: its replete with wars and violence and abuse of power - none of which is normal and natural, but sadly, all too normalised. And yes, you're right: No-one EVER had a healthy childhood and then got hooked on drugs - or for that matter, power, or money, or violence, or creating unnecessary wars etc etc etc...
  2. Yes, a criminal is someone who breaks the law. However, law makers themselves often break the law: George W Bush & Co., are a good example. Good, i.e., sane, people do not obey bad laws. A traumatic childhood is one that is routinely traumatic. There are crooked politicians as there are crooked used car salesmen. The worst possible trauma a child can suffer is emotional abandonment by its mother. This phenomenon is more common than most people realise.
  3. I KNOW about it, because I learnt some hard lessons as a mother of 25 years experience.
  4. Its not in the interest of the Status Quo to deal with the FACTS of childhood, which is why the usual "biographical reports" avoid the source of violence in adults. Besides, most abuse of children goes on in secret, notwithstanding that we don't usually remember our earliest experiences. Children who are targeted by bullies in school, or preyed on by adults with a hidden agenda (eg paedophiles) are very vulnerable because they are not properly cared for and protected by their own parents, or guardians. Whatever the reasons for this lack of parental care, bullied children do not come from psychologically healthy families, no matter how normal those families appear. Very often, they apppear all too normal!
  5. The chances of finding a mass murderer who had a happy childhood are zero. All criminals, without exception, were severely psychologically traumatised as children. I'm referring to the way the vast majority of us are reared to deny our true feelings (especially anger) so we end up being alienated from our self and from others, with a weak sense of identity or Self. This is why Patty Hearst ended up so symbiotcially identified with her kidnappers, the SLA terrorist group.
  6. I too have read Alice Miller. I would agree with her claim that all acts of abuse and violence in adulthood are directly related to childhood experience, especially in the early months and years. However, Alice Miller cannot change all the normalised violence that is the hallmark of our "civilised" systems. The only thing that can ever change this is when enough of us come to our senses and realise the truth of our sick way of life. And that's not going to happen any time soon
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