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 %DOMINATE COLLUDE DESTROY ENEMY EVIL MUSIC SCIENCE 050720

     The  word  "discipline"   means  and  connotes  quite
different things to different people:

     To   True-Lovers   discipline   means   being   fully
interested in and concerned about contributing  graciously
to the protection of the personal and communal integrities
of diverse people:  poor, rich, powerless, powerful, sick,
healthy, confused, determined, etc.

     To    True-Lovers    "discipline"     suggests    the
demonstration  of  essential  virtues  in word  and  deed;
attending to the essential  foundations  of  both personal
and communal integrities and integrations.

                       - - - - - - - - - - -

     To military leaders "discipline" means  conforming to
the rules, regulations, mission, goals, attitudes, framed-
questions,  and poper use of destructive weapons to defeat
the labeled-enemy;  accepting traditional colatoral damage
as an unavoidable cost to the enemy whose integrity is not
a concern.

     To loyal supporters of The-Domination-System with its
Fallen-Powers-That-Be  and Collusive-Games-Of-Mutual-Self-
Deception  (whether military or not)  "discipline"   means
working to achieve  "Preassigned-Goals" through the use of
manipulative:  tools, weapons, coercion, force,  violence,
etc; even at great cost to labeled-enemies who are said to
be evil in many instances.   Increasing alienation,  self-
righteousness,  arrogance,  misunderstadings,   ignorance,
confusion,  prejudices, resentment, anger, rage, etc.  ---
is  taken  for  granted and the colateral  costs  are  not
counted  in  any  cost-benefit  analysis  of  the  efforts
engaged in.

     To  educational leaders in an  instructional  setting
"discipline"  means abiding by the rules and traditions of
scholarly efforts;  e.g., academic-honesty,  giving credit
where credit is due,  the proper use of footnotes,  proper
spelling and grammar, neatness, tidyness, etc.

     To  scientific researchers engaged in laboratory work
"discipline"   means  tenacity in framing  new  questions,
gathering  new data,  quantitative analysis of  numberical
data, comparing results with predictions, writing reports,
getting reports published, visiting with other researchers
around the world, etc.

     To  musicians  in an  orchestra  "discipline"   means
constant   personal  and  communal  practice  to   perfect
performance  and interpretation skills,  empathizing  with
the  message  of  the  composer,   cooperating  with   the
conductor  and other musicians to interpret the intent  of
the composer, etc.

     To rational people "discipline" means in keeping with
in conformity to structured/logical patterns of thinking;
in   contrast  to  highly  spontaneous,    emotional   and
affectionate intimacies.   Rational processes are governed
by rules,  not by emotions.   Domineering people prefer to
work  with  (or  on)  "disiciplined"  people  who  can  be
controled through disciplines which domineering people can
control and/or dominate as disciplinarians.

                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in
                      "Search for Honesty and Integrity"
                    (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy)

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