This is http://www.essayz.com/a8804272.htm         
Previous-Essay      <== This-Essay ==>     Following-Essay
Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words.
{Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.}
==========================================================
     %STRUCTURE OF OPPOSITION TO INTEGRATION REJECT 880427

     Integration   is   served  better   by   gaining   an
understanding  of  the  structure  of  the  opposition  to
integration,  than it might be served by  frontal  attacks
upon the elements which oppose integration.

     Once  there  is an understanding of the structure  of
the  opposition  to integration it is possible  to  weaken
that structure so that the opposition is no longer strong.
A   frontal  attack  upon  the  structure  which   opposes
integration tends to strengthen the structure by prompting
it to draw upon available resources to oppose change.

     To   weaken  the  structure  of  the  opposition   to
integration  we  may expose its lack of  integrity.    The
opposition to integration does not fly true colors.    The
opposition   to  integration  engages  in  all  forms   of
deception  to  make the opposition appear to be worthy  of
respect.    The strength of the opposition to  integration
depends upon the respect which it can elicit.  Respect can
not  be elicited by flying true colors,  so  attempts  are
made  to elicit respect by pretense and by confusing those
whose respect is sought.

     Respect  for opposition to integrity is often  sought
in terms of legalistic criteria for acceptability.   Those
who  do  not meet the legalistic criteria are regarded  as
worthy  of rejection.   The key is therefore to get people
to  accept  legalistic  criteria in terms  of  which  non-
conformist  people  are regarded as worthy  of  rejection.
Legalists   are  in  opposition  to  integration   because
integration  calls  for  the  reconciliation  of  rejected
creative non-conformists. Some people are rejected because
they recognize the  structure of opposition to integration
and  reveal  its  lack  of  integrity.    Rejecting   such
perceptive  people  is part of the structure of opposition
to integration.

     Those  who oppose integration may do so by pretending
to be promoting integrity.   "Good"  people try to  appear
especially worthy of respect by virtue of their conformity
to  "good"   standards of behavior which are presented  as
promoting integrity.   Such "good"  people are willing  to
reject people who do not conform to their "good" standards
of acceptability.   The willingness to reject  and  become
alienated from non-conformists---promotes disintegration.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
==========================================================