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                %TABOO TOPIC DOUBLE BIND ALIENATION 860913

     When people find it impossible to cope successfully i
some aspect of life,  because of the paradigm within which
they  live,   they  are likely  to  experience  guilt  and
alienation  engendered by  their failures.    Although the
reason  for  failure  may lie in the  limitations  of  the
paradigm,  the paradigm also blinds them,  so they can not
see that reason.   Fault,  blame,  guilt,   rejection  and
similar responses to failure will likely come to those who
fail.

     The  paradigm  which engenders the failures  can  not
deal  with  the  failures.   Those  whose  lives  are  the
incarnation  of  the  paradigm feel driven to  defend  the
paradigm and may find it necessary to engage in misleading
behavior, half-truths,   and complete falsehoods to defend
the  paradigm.   They may find it  necessary to avoid  any
consideration   of   facts,    questions,     experiences,
relationships,  etc.  which reveal  the  weaknesses of and
defenses of  the paradigm. They may thus become trapped in
collusive   games  of  mutual  self  deception  which  are
dedicated  to  the  ultimate  defense  of   the  paradigm.
Participants in and  an intimate spectators of these games
are forbidden to  give  open consideration  to  any facts,
questions,  experiences, relationships,  etc. which reveal
the weaknesses of and defense of the paradigm.

     Violence done to the freedom to communicate undermine
the possible development of  a  new paradigm, myth, story,
theory,  conceptual framework,  etc.  in terms of which to
share  in integrative  ways insights into how best to cope
successfully  and  meaningfully in the aspects of life  in
which the repressive paradigm is impotent.

     These considerations  are  relevant  with regards  to
traditional  paradigms in terms  of which  we see national
security,  personal security,  economic well being,  human
health, sexual fulfillment, moral righteousness, spiritual
salvation,     intellectual   respectability,     personal
independence and rights.

     When there  are  significant  human  perceptions  and
experiences  which are never openly and honestly discussed
one  may  suspect that some paradigm is being defended  in
spite  of its limitations---defended by people who worship
it as an idol.  They are willing to sacrifice personal and
communal  integrity  in  the  service  of  their  paradigm
serving as the focus of their ultimate concern.   When all
their  sacrifices  have  been  completed there will be  no
personal and  communal integrity to sacrifice,  and  there
will  be no people or communities to  enjoy  the fruits of
their sacrifices.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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