The Roots of many ALIENATIVE-CONFLICTS can be found in many people's Desires-to-be-In-Control of other people's: Communications Intimacies Integrations Integrities Insights Visions Dreams Scriptures Laws Commands Demands Scripts Dramas Plays Revelations Knowledge Reformations Reconciliations Lovers Conflicts Defenses Protections Explainations Interpretations Questions Implications Perceptions Discussions Assumptions Prayers Songs Rituals Traditions Writings News Advertisements Profits Investments Possessions Territories Futures Impressions Interpretations Perspectives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alienation-is-Augmented when people's Desires-to-Be-In-Control - - - Tragically Motivate-and-Lead to Unilateral-Activities that are not Appreciated by many Tragically-Affected- People - - - who DO-HAVE Constitutionally-Protected-Rights - - - that are essential foundations of: Civility, Civilization, Personal-and-Communal-Integrities, Personal-and- Communal Integration-Processes - - - YET those RIGHTS are VIOLATED by Domineering-Bullies and/or Mobbing-Mobsters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We cannot Mitigate-Our-Own-Alienative-Conflicts while we are: 1. Ignorant-Of and Indifferent-About the above realities and/or of people's perceptions of the above realities. 2. Trying to ignore and be uninformed about the above realities and/or of people's perceptions of the above realities. 3. Fearful-of and withdrawn from any of the above realities and/or of people's perceptions of the above realities. 4. Winning Any Collusive Games of Mutual-Self-Deception - - - related to any of the above realities and/or of people's perceptions of the above realities. 5. Ignorant-of, Indifferent-About, Fearful of, Withdrawn-From Evidence of people Winning-Collusive-Games of Mutual-Self-Deception - - - about the above realities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THINK TOGETHER in SHALOM! Be-Together within Shalom's Sanctuaries Discerning Through-Open-and-Honest-Dialogues - - - What-IS and What-is-NOT ESSENTIAL-TO-CIVILITY-AND-SUSTAINABLE-CIVILIZATIONS!