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  %ARBITRARY CAPRICIOUS TOKENS OBEDIENCE CONFORMITY+001126
%DOMINATION SYSTEMS LEADERS CONFLICTS POWER CONTROL+001126
  %CORRUPTION COLLUSIVE GAMES MUTUAL SELF DECEPTION+001126
%DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIP DEVIL+001126
 %FIRST COMMANDMENT LOVE GOD NEIGHBOR SERVICE GOODS+001126
%ALIENATION FEAR STRANGERS LOYAL TRAITORS DIFFERENT+001126
%CHRISTIAN RELIGION POLITICAL GOVERN REPRESENT SELF 001126
                                                          
     Many  religious,   political and  communal  conflicts
appear  to be about important issues related  to  personal
and communal integrity --- when in reality the issues  are
only about "TOKENS of CONFORMITY",  "SIGNS of SUBMISSION",
"SYMBOLS of OBEDIENCE", "INDICATIONS of LOYALTY".         
                                                          
     Domineering leaders  demand  such  "TOKENS", "SIGNS",
"SYMBOLS"   and  "INDICATIONS"   as regular OFFERINGS from
their  SUBJECTS  ---   to indicate  that  their  continued
WILLINGNESS   TO   SUBJECT   THEMSELVES  to   the   rules,
commandments, prescriptions, proscriptions,  and orders of
their  domineering  leaders.     The issues at  stake  are
whether  subjects  continue  to  be  willing  to  CONFORM,
SUBMIT,   OBEY,   and  BE LOYAL.    There must  be  costly
sacrifices  of:   TRUTH,   HONESTY,   CONFLICT-RESOLUTION,
INTEGRITY,  HOPE, JUSTICE, HUMILITY,  and MERCY to placate
the domineering "gods".  The  "TOKENS", "SIGNS", "SYMBOLS"
and "INDICATIONS"   are chosen arbitrarily,   capriciously
and with prejudice by domineering leaders in order to keep
their  subjects "in-line",   "within-the-lines",   "under-
control", "decent", "proper", "orderly", "in-order", etc. 
                                                          
     It is dangerous when subjects then for themselves and
refuse  to give regularly the ordered  "TOKENS",  "SIGNS",
"SYMBOLS"  and "INDICATIONS"   as regular OFFERINGS --- to
indicate their continued WILLINGNESS TO SUBJECT THEMSELVES
to the rules,  commandments, prescriptions, proscriptions,
and orders of their domineering leaders.    Such  refusals
are   dangerous  signs  of  disloyalty,    non-conformity,
disobedience,   and creative shaking of the foundations of
"The  Domination System".                                 
                                                          
     LOVE must not be permitted to SHAKE  THE  FOUNDATIONS
of "The Domination System".  Subjects must be subjected to
punishments in order to keep them "in line"  as  "TOKENS",
"SIGNS", "SYMBOLS", "INDICATIONS"  and regular "OFFERINGS"
which continue the worship and praise of integrity of "The
Domination System."                                       
                                                          
     The signs that "The Domination System"  is in control
include INDIFFERENCE about and TOLERANCE of:              
                                                          
     1.  Personal and communal disintegration.            
                                                          
     2.  Occasions of personal/communal alienation.       
                                                          
     3.  Broken channels of communication.                
                                                          
     4.  Long-unresolved conflicts among ideals/values.   
                                                          
     5.  Addictions and codependent supporters of them.   
                                                          
     6.  Collusive games of mutual self deception.        
                                                          
     7.  Arrogance, self-righteousness, and coercion.     
                                                          
     8.  Preoccupations with appearances and controls.    
                                                          
     9.  Preoccupations with sophisticated technologies.  
                                                          
     10. Dishonesty about human finitude and limitations. 
                                                          
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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