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Linda, no one "incites you" but yourself. If Usenet upsets you so
much, turn off the darn computer! Are you a masochist, that you
continue to engage in a medium that you call "torture"? I do hope AST
can be a happier place for all of us in 2005, but you need to
acknowledge and accept responsibility for the way you post. Is that
asking too much?
As for those of us who heave a sigh when we read your posts (and yes,
I do mean a collective "we" of sorts - you need to realize that as
well) perhaps going back to the old attempts at ignoring such rants is
the only answer? How do you expect us to respond to your diatribes and
accusations, Linda? I see lots of name calling and pseudo -psych terms
used indiscriminately, but I don't see anyone here "torturing" you.
You seem to be a victim of your own making. Once again, if you are so
harmed by Usenet, cyberspace, this or any other newsgroup, why not
just stop? It's clearly not healthy for you...
And to all a good night......
Jo
"Linda" <linda@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1104009409.ec42b7c6c2be3eae4fcbd966a22d73da@teranews...
> The fact that some usenet sp00ks may be receiving compensation for
their
> engaging in psychological abuse and torture of fellow usenet posters
incites
> me to characterize the psychological torture of fellow usenet
posters they
> engage in as "Functional" psychological torture.
>
> However, there are other usenet sp00ks whose psychological abuse
or
> torture of other usenet posters is and always has been for the sport
of
> it......out of pure sadism.
>
> The pathology inciting usenet sp00ks who psychologicallly abuse or
torture
> other usenet posters is described in the following article:
>
> http://samvak.tripod.com/torturepsychology.html
>
> Psychology of Torture
>
> Excerpt--
>
> Why Do People Torture?
>
> We should distinguish functional torture from the sadistic variety.
The
> former is calculated to extract information from the tortured or to
punish
> them. It is measured, impersonal, efficient, and disinterested.
>
> The latter - the sadistic variety - fulfils the emotional needs of
the
> perpetrator.
>
> People who find themselves caught up in anomic states - for
instance,
> soldiers in war or incarcerated inmates - tend to feel helpless and
> alienated. They experience a partial or total loss of control. They
have
> been rendered vulnerable, powerless, and defenseless by events and
> circumstances beyond their influence.
>
> Torture amounts to exerting an absolute and all-pervasive domination
of the
> victim's existence. It is a coping strategy employed by torturers
who wish
> to reassert control over their lives and, thus, to re-establish
their
> mastery and superiority. By subjugating the tortured - they regain
their
> self-confidence and regulate their sense of self-worth.
>
> Other tormentors channel their negative emotions - pent up
aggression,
> humiliation, rage, envy, diffuse hatred - and displace them. The
victim
> becomes a symbol of everything that's wrong in the torturer's life
and the
> situation he finds himself caught in. The act of torture amounts to
> misplaced and violent venting.
>
> Many perpetrate heinous acts out of a wish to conform. Torturing
others is
> their way of demonstrating obsequious obeisance to authority, group
> affiliation, colleagueship, and adherence to the same ethical code
of
> conduct and common values. They bask in the praise that is heaped on
them by
> their superiors, fellow workers, associates, team mates, or
collaborators.
> Their need to belong is so strong that it overpowers ethical, moral,
or
> legal considerations.
>
> Many offenders derive pleasure and satisfaction from sadistic acts
of
> humiliation. To these, inflicting pain is fun. They lack empathy and
so
> their victim's agonized reactions are merely cause for much
hilarity.
>
> Moreover, sadism is rooted in deviant sexuality. The torture
inflicted by
> sadists is bound to involve perverted sex (rape, homosexual rape,
voyeurism,
> exhibitionism, pedophilia, fetishism, and other paraphilias).
Aberrant sex,
> unlimited power, excruciating pain - these are the intoxicating
ingredients
> of the sadistic variant of torture.
>
> Still, torture rarely occurs where it does not have the sanction and
> blessing of the authorities, whether local or national. A permissive
> environment is sine qua non. The more abnormal the circumstances,
the less
> normative the milieu, the further the scene of the crime is from
public
> scrutiny - the more is egregious torture likely to occur. This is
especially
> true in totalitarian societies where the use of physical force to
discipline
> or eliminate dissent is an acceptable practice.
>
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>
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