From: mtachiba@rkna50.riken.go.jp (Masahiko Tachibana)
Subject: Re: The Wrong Way Home
Organization: Institute of Physical & Chemical Research (RIKEN) Saitama,Japan
Distribution: fj
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 01:08:41 GMT

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I am going to re-post an article from soc.culture.japan with my
humble translation after permission from the poster.

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In article <2553@aegis.or.jp> davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane) writes:
>The Wrong Way Home is the title of a book by Arthur J. Deikman and
>was reviewed in the Summer '92 issue of Whole Earth Review. IMHO,
>many of the net-flames are coming from the same cult-like behaviors
>he lists so I thought I would type in excerpts. 

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>  What is usually meant by a "cult," of course, is an organized
>  groups of people you don't like. But cult behavior ... is actually
>  quite widespread in everyday life and groups. The basic psycho-
>  dynamics are nicely shown in a "Peanuts" cartoon, where Charlie
>  Brown announces that security is riding in the back seat of the
>  car, with Mom and Dad in the front seat taking care of everything.
>                                      --Charles E. Tart (reviewer)

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>  The wish to ride in the back seat of the car--the dependency dream--
>  has great strength and tenacity. It should be recognized as a 
>  permanent part of the human psyche even though in adults it ceases
>  to be as visible as in childhood. The dream is dangerous because
>  in it's most extreme form it generates cults and makes people
>  vulnerable to exploitation, regression, and even violence.

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>  I can offer a checklist of everyday behaviors that you may
>  recognize all too well:

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>  1. Speaking of adversaries or outsiders (e.g. conservatives, 
>  liberals, Yuppies, blue-collar workers) as if they were all the same: 
>  characterizing them by negative traits only; attributing unflattering
>  motives to them but not to yourself.

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>  2. Lacking interest and information concerning actual statments
>  and actions of opponents or outsiders.

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>  3. Failing to consider the possible validity of an adversary's 
>  point of view.

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>  4. Not taking a critical look at your own position.

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>  5. Disapproving or rejecting a member of one's group for departing
>  from the group position, devaluing the dissident, regarding him
>  or her as an annoyance or a problem.

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>  6. Feeling self-righteous.

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>
>                          --Arthur J. Deikman (The Wrong Way Home)
>
>As the saying goes, "If the foo shits, wear it" :-)

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>Dave
>
>--
>Dave McLane 
>JUNET: davidg@aegis.or.jp (ONLY within Japan: post otherwise)
>Nagaokakyoshi, Kyoto Japan Tel: +81-75-951-1168 Fax: +81-75-957-1087
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What I thought of after reading this was "this explains my behavior, 
it should be wrong with me".

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Actually, I was frequently met with and surprised at the phrases like 
"Read my/others' opinions more carefully" when I joined the net.  I
used to look down on them who write such a sentence, thinking that
"Word as a tool for communication of one's will is so incomplete that
one should rather thank even if a part of his opinion could be 
understood".  

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However, once I myself get the opposing opinion to my postings, I  
hardly think like that.  Instead, "Come on, why can't you understand 
it?" is what I think of.  Few chance to recognize the possibility that 
I wrote in bad manner or my thoughts were not thorough.

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I feel like getting warning on how it is dangerous to have this way of
thinking form the article.  

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While it has been discussed in fj.news.policy that how one should post 
an understandable article, and I posted this because it may have any 
relation to the problems on the attitudes of posters, which has to come
before one would think of how-to.

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As for the translation, I'm afraid I could not take the implications 
in part as I was not familiar with some words and expressions.  
Any comments are welcome.

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