This is http://www.essayz.com/b0004061.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.} ========================================================== %DICHOTOMOUS AUTHORITY DOMINATION SYSTEM CONTROL+000406 %EITHER/OR YES/NO RIGHT/WRONG GOOD/EVIL DUALISMS+000406 %FRIEND/ENEMY LOYAL/TRAITOR FORCED CHOICE FAILURE+000406 %CONFLICT RESOLUTION COOPERATION CONTENTION GODS 000406 There are dichotomous people who cannot conceive of the possibility to wise/responsible people seeking to study and discuss issues to clarify the full rainbow of possibilities, alternatives, views and opinions in regards to each issues. For dichotomous people each issue must entail an either/or choice; with the "good" people on one side and the "evil" people on the opposite side. It is against the "principles" of dichotomous people to allow anybody to dodge their responsibility to take one of only two positions in regards to each issue, conflict, contest, statement, etc. When dichotomous people encounter wise/responsible people who seek to promote cooperation and conflict resolution --- the dichotomous people are likely to: 1. Regard the wise/responsible people as threatening the paradigm of the dichotomous people who are usually supporters of "The Domination System". Such people are obviously on the "wrong" side of the current "hot" issue; and they are not to be trusted, honored, or supported. 2. Treat the wise/responsible people as fools, irresponsible, irrational, unreasonable, disloyal, etc. 3. Accuse the wise/responsible people as threatening the stability of law and order; because they are threatening to expose the ways of "The Domination System" with its addictions, collusions and dishonest tools of manipulation --- which are essential to maintaining law and order. 4. Refuse to consider participating in open and honest efforts to resolve conflicts between/among ideals, values, ideas, principles and paradigms --- and between/among the people who are incarnations of them. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================