03-08-2011, 07:19 PM
I am glad to see this thread blossom. Thanks for the early post by a new member. Thanks to Jan for his non-pedantic clarifications. I haven't read every word of this thread, nor am I an expert in these matters, but I am struck by the obvious (?) links [perhaps parallels is a better word] between "everyday" (oh, God forbid) sexual abuse and interpersonal violence (even "just" psychological) and the kinds of techniques that MK-Ultra and Ultra-like use to effect alteration of the human mind. I've been looking at this subject for years and still have only scratched the surface. Far afield from Ted the Unabomber, but related to environmental degradation's psychic pain, is the work of Derrick Jensen. I first encountered him in reading his book "Listen to the Land"; with the resonance I felt and the obvious quality in his research and writing, I read more. "A Language Older Than Words" describes the role of traumatization in Derrick's case. I've also read "Welcome to the Machine" and both volumes of "Endgame". He is a prolific and outstanding writer. His forum ( http://forum.derrickjensen.org/ ) is how I discovered this place.
http://www.derrickjensen.org/
http://www.derrickjensen.org/published.html
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http://www.derrickjensen.org/published.html
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