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     Touching  is  one  of the  more  powerful  non-verbal
channels of communication.  In the American society social
convention  has  reduced  the  use  of  this  channel   of
communication to a few limited areas:  violence, sex,  and
formal hand shakes.

     One  of the major accomplishments of the technocratic
society  has  been the elimination of  touching  from  the
violence  of war.   Through touching there is too much  in
the  way of disparate messages which are inappropriate  to
war.    Thus  the  technocrats have been put  to  work  to
eliminate touching from war.   Via guns, airplanes, bombs,
missiles,   etc.,   not only do murderers not  touch their
victims,   they are not permitted to be troubled by having
ever seen them.  Violence has been abstracted.   Emotional
responses have been eliminated.

     The  technocratic society has also gone  far  toward
the elimination of authentic  meeting in  sexual states of
consciousness.    Sexual fulfillment is often regarded  as
the  result of the successful use of techniques  developed
by technocrats who are presumed experts in solving  sexual
problems.    All too often analysis and  techniques  block
dialogue and so sexual fulfillment.  For some, pornography
is  a technique for having sexual states of  consciousness
(of  limited sorts)  without touching.  The focus is  upon
technique  rather than emotional dialogue and  reciprocity
including touching.

     Our  American  society  has a place  for  the  formal
handshake, but  even so there are expert technocrats ready
to  teach techniques of its use in manipulation.   Through
its   great   emphasis  on  verbal  analysis  and   verbal
communication,  and its emphasis on full  control  through
various  techniques,  the society has reduced  instinctive
communication through touching.

     To  touch someone is to influence them.    There  are
taboos  which inhibit touching others in the literal sense
of  physical contact.  Within academic institutions it  is
sometimes  the case that it is felt inappropriate to touch
others  even figuratively.  It is felt counseling must  be
non-directive;    one  must  not  let  personal   feelings
influence the student --- one must not touch the student.

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