tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post7801036469188887110..comments2023-10-04T08:13:56.965-04:00Comments on redjenny: Validating the Suffering of the PalestiniansRed Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07720489192755635941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-78307576694656765732007-03-20T16:45:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:45:00.000-04:00Oh, and I think there is more to it.Being in a pos...Oh, and I think there is more to it.<BR/><BR/>Being in a position of power and dominance also changes people. The Stanford Prison experiment is a really good demonstration of how this happens. <BR/><BR/>Also illustrative is the tendency for people to do awful things when ordered as seen in the Milgram Experiment.Red Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720489192755635941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-32927160117296875252007-03-20T16:42:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:42:00.000-04:00"...victims of abuse feel so powerless that they b..."...victims of abuse feel so powerless that they become abusers themselves..."<BR/><BR/>That is an excellent point, something like the old saying that best defense is a good offense. One sees something similar, for example, in some soldiers with PTSD - sometimes they become violent and can even harm their partners, but it is because they are terribly traumatized, not because they are mean or evilRed Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720489192755635941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219664.post-66234373717166805362007-03-20T16:25:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:25:00.000-04:00My mother was a Jew, so I can hardly be accused of...My mother was a Jew, so I can hardly be accused of anti-semitism. I love Jewish culture.<BR/><BR/>That said, I agree with everything you said in your article, RJ. The jewish people have certainly had, as a whole, more than their own fair share of abuse. Sometimes, victims of abuse feel so powerless that they become abusers themselves. It is sad, but often true. I think that may well apply toTomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.com