http://www.danomi.com INTERNAL STRUGGLE: RE-DISCOVERING SELF Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:27:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.danomi.com/2010/01/black-is-the-new-white-this-week-in-books/ http://www.danomi.com/2010/01/black-is-the-new-white-this-week-in-books/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:27:33 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1154 gtvt_posts[1154] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fblack-is-the-new-white-this-week-in-books%2F", title: "Black%20Is%20The%20New%20White%20%26%238211%3B%20This%20Week%20In%20Books", category: "Black%20Life", desc: "%3Cobject%20classid%3D%22clsid%3Ad27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000%22%20width%3D%22425%22%20height%3D%22344%22%20codebase%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.macromedia.com%2Fpub%2Fshockwave%2Fcabs%2Fflash%2Fswflash.cab%23version%3D6%2C0%2C40%2C0%22%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowFullScreen%22%20value%3D%22true%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowscriptaccess%22%20value%3D%22always%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22src%22%20value%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2F-9kMx_Zd1N8%26amp%3Bhl%3Den_US%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3B%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowfullscreen%22%20value%3D%22true%22%20%2F%3E%3Cembed%20type%3D%22application%2Fx-shockwave-flash%22%20width%3D%22425%22%20height%3D%22344%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2F-9kMx_Zd1N8%26amp%3Bhl%3Den_US%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3B%22%20allowscriptaccess%3D%22always%22%20allowfullscreen%3D%22true%22%3E%3C%2Fembed%3E%3C%2Fobject%3E%0D%0A%0D%0Avia%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdaveyd.com%2F%22%3EDaveyD%26%2339%3Bs%20Hip%20Hop%20Corner%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AHere%20are%20a%20few%20excerpts%20from%20Paul%20Mooney%26%2339%3Bs%20latest%20book%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F1416587950%3Fie%3DUTF8%26tag%3Ddanomicom-20%26linkCode%3Das2%26camp%3D1789%26creative%3D9325%26creativeASIN%3D1416587950%22%3EBlack%20Is%20the%20New%20White%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cimg%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assoc-amazon.com%2Fe%2Fir%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26l%3Das2%26o%3D1%26a%3D1416587950%22%20width%3D%221%22%20height%3D%221%22%20border%3D%220%22%20alt%3D%22%22%20style%3D%22border%3Anone%20%21important%3B%20margin%3A0px%20%21important%3B%22%20%2F%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ARichard%20loves%20the%20whole%20scene.%20%20I%20mean%2C%20he%20really%20loves%20the%20glamorous%20life%20of%20Hollywood.%20%20More%20than%20the%20money%2C%20I%20think%2C%20more%20than%20the%20pussy%20even%2C%20more%20than%20everything%20but%20the%20drugs%2C%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22YouTube%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dwg9fKFmtU3E%22%20target%3D%22_blank%22%3ERichard%20Pryor%3C%2Fa%3E%20loves%20him%20some%20Hollywood%20star%20power.%20%20He%20could%20give%20a%20lot%20of%20it%20up%20and%20just%20be%20satisfied%20alone%20in%20a%20room%20with%20a%20base%20pipe%2C%20but%20he%E2%80%99d%20miss%20that%20Hollywood%20connection%20too%20much.%0D%0A%0D%0AYet%20giving%20it%20up%20is%20what%20he%E2%80%99s%20always%20filling%20my%20ear%20about%20back%20then.%20%20In%20the%20middle%20of%20the%20Candy%20Store%2C%20which%20in%20Richard%20Pryor%E2%80%99s%20eyes%20is%20a%20slice%20of%20heaven%2C%20he%E2%80%99s%20talking%20about%20giving%20it%20up.%20%20How%20he%20hates%20it.%20%20Sullivan%20and%20Griffin%20and%20%3Cem%3EThe%20Tonight%20Show%3C%2Fem%3E.%20%20The%20Las%20Vegas%20clubs%20and%20the%20top%20billing.%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CIt%20ain%E2%80%99t%20me%2C%20Paul%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20says.%20%20%E2%80%9CI%20can%E2%80%99t%20even%20say%20the%20motherfucking%20word%20%3Cem%3Ebullshit%3C%2Fem%3E%21%20I%20can%E2%80%99t%20say%20ass%21%E2%80%9D%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20want%20to%20respond%2C%20%E2%80%9CLook%2C%20I%20see%20the%20way%20your%20face%20lights%20up%20when%20Steve%20McQueen%20recognizes%20you.%E2%80%9D%20%20But%20I%20don%E2%80%99t.%20%20I%20know%20that%20these%20people%2C%20the%20ones%20we%20are%20sitting%20among%20at%20the%20Candy%20Store%2C%20are%20the%20same%20ones%20who%20think%20they%20can%20tell%20Richard%20Pryor%20what%20to%20say%2C%20how%20to%20behave%2C%20who%20to%20be.%20%20To%20tell%20him%20he%20can%E2%80%99t%20say%20%E2%80%9Cass%E2%80%9D%20or%20%E2%80%9Cbullshit.%E2%80%9D%0D%0A%0D%0AHe%20is%20a%20man%20all%20torn%20apart.%20%20Hollywood%20is%20telling%20him%2C%20You%20can%20have%20everything%20you%20want%2C%20but%20we%20have%20to%20put%20you%20through%20our%20deflavorizer%20first.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat%20Richard%20wants%20is%20what%20I%20want%2C%20what%20everyone%20in%20the%20%09What%20Richard%20wants%20is%20what%20I%20want%2C%20what%20everyone%20in%20the%20world%20wants.%20%20To%20be%20accepted%2C%20to%20be%20loved%20for%20who%20we%20are%2C%20not%20for%20some%20playacting%20version%20of%20ourselves.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%E2%80%99s%20what%20he%20and%20I%20set%20out%20to%20do%20over%20the%20next%20few%20years%3A%20conquer%20Hollywood%20on%20our%20own%20terms.%20%20Our%20first%20step%20is%20to%20turn%20our%20backs%20on%20it%20entirely%20and%20make%20our%20Motown%20drive%20north%20in%20a%20blue%20Buick%20convertible%2C%20heading%20for%20the%20wilds%20of%20Berkeley.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20stretch%20in%20Berkeley%20is%20Richard%E2%80%99s%20time%20in%20the%20wilderness.%20%20He%E2%80%99s%20like%20Jesus%2C%20going%20out%20into%20the%20desert%20and%20meeting%20the%20devil.%20%20For%20Richard%2C%20the%20devil%20takes%20the%20form%20of%20a%20white%20powder%20from%20Bolivia.%20%20And%20unlike%20Jesus%2C%20Richard%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20conquer%20his%20devil.%20%20He%20makes%20friends%20with%20it.%20%20%28pg.%20101%20%E2%80%93%20103%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20know%20that%20producers%20who%20pass%20me%20by%20are%20leaving%20millions%20of%20dollars%20on%20the%20table.%20%20They%20say%20the%20profit%20motive%20is%20sacred%2C%20but%20it%E2%80%99s%20not%20true.%20%20Racism%20trumps%20capitalism.%20%20Hollywood%20prefers%20to%20pass%20up%20a%20program%20that%20I%20know%20I%20can%20make%20a%20hit%2C%20rather%20than%20work%20with%20a%20proud%20black%20man%20like%20me.%20%20I%20make%20them%20too%20nervous.%20%20I%20freak%20them%20out.%20%20It%20reminds%20me%20of%20my%20guerilla%20newspaper%20in%20high%20school%2C%20or%20my%20alternative%20talent%20show.%20%20You%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20to%20work%20with%20me%3F%20%20Fine.%20%20I%E2%80%99ll%20do%20it%20myself.%20%20%28pg.%20140%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAfter%20all%20this%20time%2C%20I%E2%80%99ve%20learned%20that%20people%E2%80%99s%20reactions%20to%20me%20often%20have%20nothing%20to%20do%20with%20me.%20%20Any%20of%20the%20hundreds%20of%20executives%20who%20I%E2%80%99ve%20run%20up%20against%20in%20Hollywood%3A%20It%E2%80%99s%20their%20trip%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20not%20mine.%0D%0AIt%E2%80%99s%20about%20color.%20%20That%E2%80%99s%20what%E2%80%99s%20up.%20%20It%E2%80%99s%20not%20complicated.%20%20It%E2%80%99s%20not%20some%20paradox.%20%20It%E2%80%99s%20simple%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20basic%2C%20it%E2%80%99s%20racial.%20%20Because%20that%E2%80%99s%20their%20problem.%20%20Their%20problem%20is%20with%20the%20black%20male.%20%20It%E2%80%99s%20true%20all%20over%20the%20world.%20%20Because%20we%E2%80%99re%20the%20shit%2C%20okay%3F%20%20The%20American%20Black%20male%20is%20the%20shit.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20am%20not%20intending%20any%20disrespect%20to%20Africans.%20%20I%20know%20what%20the%20game%20is.%20%20But%20the%20American%20Black%20man%20is%20a%20unique%20kind%20of%20Black%20person.%20%20All%20over%20the%20world%2C%20people%20copy%20us.%20%20Our%20music%2C%20the%20way%20we%20talk%2C%20the%20way%20we%20walk%2C%20they%20are%20all%20influenced%20by%20us.%20%20We%20are%20the%20most%20imitated%20people%20on%20earth.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo%20how%20does%20that%20work%20out%20to%20disrespecting%20us%3F%20Because%20human%20beings%20always%20have%20a%20love-hate%20relationship%20with%20those%20in%20power.%20%20The%20Black%20American%20male%20has%20so%20much%20power%20because%20he%20is%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20coolest%20icon.%20%20People%20love%20us%20for%20it%2C%20and%20they%20hate%20us%20for%20it%2C%20too.%20%20Everybody%20wants%20to%20be%20a%20nigger%2C%20but%20nobody%20wants%20to%20be%20a%20nigger.%20%20It%E2%80%99s%20complicated%20that%20way.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ciframe%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Frcm.amazon.com%2Fe%2Fcm%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26o%3D1%26p%3D8%26l%3Das1%26asins%3D1416587950%26fc1%3D000000%26IS2%3D1%26lt1%3D_blank%26m%3Damazon%26lc1%3D0000FF%26bc1%3D000000%26bg1%3DFFFFFF%26f%3Difr%22%20style%3D%22width%3A120px%3Bheight%3A240px%3B%22%20scrolling%3D%22no%22%20marginwidth%3D%220%22%20marginheight%3D%220%22%20frameborder%3D%220%22%3E%3C%2Fiframe%3E%0D%0A"}; via: DaveyD’s Hip Hop Corner Here are a few excerpts from Paul Mooney’s latest book: Black Is the New White Richard loves the whole scene. I mean, he really loves the glamorous life of Hollywood. More than the money, I think, more than the pussy even, more than everything but the drugs, Richard Pryor loves [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2010/01/black-is-the-new-white-this-week-in-books/feed/ 0 http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/what-matters-now-get-the-free-ebook/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/what-matters-now-get-the-free-ebook/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:21:38 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1142 gtvt_posts[1142] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhat-matters-now-get-the-free-ebook%2F", title: "What%20Matters%20Now%3A%20get%20the%20free%20ebook", category: "Uncategorized", desc: "%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fsethgodin.typepad.com%2Fseths_blog%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhat-matters-now-get-the-free-ebook.html%22%3E%3Cimg%20class%3D%22alignleft%20size-full%20wp-image-1144%22%20title%3D%22What%20Matters%20Now%20Image%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F12%2FWhat-Matters-Now-Image.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22What%20Matters%20Now%20Image%22%20width%3D%22450%22%20height%3D%22385%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AThis%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22What%20Matters%20Now%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fsethgodin.typepad.com%2Ffiles%2Fwhat-matters-now-2.pdf%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3Eebook%3C%2Fa%3E%20is%20all%20over%20the%20internet%20and%20for%20good%20reason.%C2%A0%20It%20harnessed%20thoughts%20from%2070%20of%20the%20world%26%2339%3Bs%20Biggest%20Thinkers.%C2%A0%20Download%20it%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22What%20Matters%20Now%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fsethgodin.typepad.com%2Ffiles%2Fwhat-matters-now-2.pdf%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3Ehere%3C%2Fa%3E.%C2%A0%20Check%20out%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fsethgodin.typepad.com%2Fseths_blog%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhat-matters-now-get-the-free-ebook.html%22%3ESeth%20Godin%26%2339%3Bs%3C%2Fa%3E%20page%20if%20you%20haven%26%2339%3Bt%20already%2C%20he%20has%20several%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22Squiddo%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.squidoo.com%2FWhatmattersnowfreeebook%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3Erelated%20links%3C%2Fa%3E%20for%20you%20to%20check%20out%20in%20relation%20to%20this%20ebook%20as%20you%20begin%20to%20prep%20your%20Tribe%20for%202010.%C2%A0%20Below%20this%20image%20I%20shared%20some%20of%20my%20immediate%20thoughts%20as%20I%20read%20through%20the%20ebook%20yesterday.%C2%A0%20Enjoy%20the%20read%2C%20then%20Do%20Something.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fsethgodin.typepad.com%2Ffiles%2Fwhat-matters-now-2.pdf%22%3E%3Cimg%20class%3D%22alignleft%20size-full%20wp-image-1147%22%20title%3D%22PDF%20File%20Image%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F12%2FPDF-File-Image.jpg%22%20alt%3D%22PDF%20File%20Image%22%20width%3D%22450%22%20height%3D%22100%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fa%3E%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23993366%3B%22%3EGENROSITY%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AGod%20made%20me%20for%20this%20moment.%20%20I%20LOVE%20GIVING.%20Time.%20Money.%20Art.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3EFEAR%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AI%20fight%20this%20monster%20everyday.%20The%20fear%20of%20what%20others%20think%20about%20us%20is%20debilitating.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23ffcc00%3B%22%3EFACTS%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AI%20love%20this.%20%20%E2%80%9CJust%20the%20facts%20ma%E2%80%99am.%E2%80%9D%20%20If%20that%E2%80%99s%20the%20case%20then%20we%E2%80%99ve%20lost%20humanity.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23333399%3B%22%3EDIGNITY%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AI%20spend%20a%20lot%20of%20time%20in%20the%20projects%20of%20the%20City%20That%20Care%20Forgot%2C%20but%20what%20I%E2%80%99ve%20learned%20is%20that%20the%20people%20didn%E2%80%99t%20Forget%20To%20Care.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23ff0000%3B%22%3EROOM%20TO%20READ%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AReading%20has%20to%20be%20pushed%20everywhere.%20%20It%20can%E2%80%99t%20be%20the%20forgotten%20art.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23800080%3B%22%3EMEANING%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0ADo%20it%20for%20Yourself.%20I%E2%80%99m%20back%20on%20my%20MeShit.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23993300%3B%22%3EEASE%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AI%20can%E2%80%99t%20remember%20what%20anything%20smells%20like%2C%20let%20alone%20roses.%20%20My%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22danomi%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fworkin-on-it%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3Enephew%3C%2Fa%3E%20was%20speeding%20through%20life%20until%20he%20fell%20into%20my%20life.%20%20Both%20of%20us%20were%20forced%20to%20take%20a%20step%20back%20from%20our%20individual%20lives.%20%20It%20looks%20different%20from%20the%20outside.%20%20Thank%20you%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22TED%20talk%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Findex.php%2Ftalks%2Felizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EElizabeth%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20for%20encouraging%20me%20to%20look%20within.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%2399cc00%3B%22%3ECONNECTED%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AAfter%20being%20%E2%80%9Cforced%E2%80%9D%20to%20take%20a%20step%20back%20from%20my%20life%20the%20phone%20didn%E2%80%99t%20ring%20as%20much%20%28except%20for%20bill%20collectors%29%20and%20I%20realized%20how%20disconnected%20I%20was%20from%20the%20people%20in%20my%20life.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23000080%3B%22%3ERE-CAPITALISM%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AWith%20the%20economy%20in%20shambles%2C%20everyone%20has%20to%20rethink%20our%20approach%20to%20business.%20%20Consumers%20have%20no%20money%20to%20spare.%20%20How%20do%20you%20justify%20your%20rates%3F%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23808000%3B%22%3EVISION%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AI%20know%20the%20Way.%20%20TRUST%20ME.%20I%20just%20need%20to%20figure%20out%20how%20to%20illustrate%20it%20better.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008080%3B%22%3EENRICHMENT%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AEvery%20time%20you%20speak%2C%20we%20get%20better%20as%20a%20result.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%2300ff00%3B%22%3E1%25%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AThis%20is%20why%20our%20children%20matter.%20%20They%20are%20the%20Tribe%20within%20the%20Tribe.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23ff6600%3B%22%3ESPEAKING%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AYou%20can%E2%80%99t%20overestimate%20passion.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23993366%3B%22%3EATOMS%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0ATalk%20is%20cheap.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23ff0000%3B%22%3EEXCELLENCE%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AShould%20we%20strive%20for%20anything%20less%3F%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%230000ff%3B%22%3EMOST%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AMos%20Def%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3ESTRENGTHS%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AKnow%20Thyself%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23800080%3B%22%3ERIPPLE%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AStart%20In%20Your%20Pond.%20%20Then%20jump%20into%20mine."}; This ebook is all over the internet and for good reason.  It harnessed thoughts from 70 of the world’s Biggest Thinkers.  Download it here.  Check out Seth Godin’s page if you haven’t already, he has several related links for you to check out in relation to this ebook as you begin to prep your Tribe [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/what-matters-now-get-the-free-ebook/feed/ 0 http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/this-week-in-books-high-risk-children-without-a-conscience/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/this-week-in-books-high-risk-children-without-a-conscience/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:16:32 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1126 gtvt_posts[1126] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fthis-week-in-books-high-risk-children-without-a-conscience%2F", title: "This%20Week%20in%20Books%3A%20HIGH%20RISK%20%26%238211%3B%20Children%20Without%20A%20Conscience", category: "Books", desc: "Not%20long%20ago%20I%20wrote%20about%20the%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22danomi%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fattracting-power-4-1%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EAttracting%20Power%3C%2Fa%3E%20that%20we%20all%20share%20and%20how%20it%20literally%20summons%20the%20things%20and%20people%20into%20your%20life%20that%20you%20need%20to%20fulfill%20your%20purpose%20in%20life.%20%20I%20mentioned%20a%20book%20that%20I%20located%20in%20the%20Psychology%20Section%20of%20the%20local%20public%20library%20titled%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0465062873%3Fie%3DUTF8%26amp%3Btag%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3BlinkCode%3Das2%26amp%3Bcamp%3D1789%26amp%3Bcreative%3D9325%26amp%3BcreativeASIN%3D0465062873%22%3EPrisoners%20Of%20Childhood%20by%20Alice%20Miller%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22border%3Anone%20%21important%3B%20margin%3A0px%20%21important%3B%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assoc-amazon.com%2Fe%2Fir%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3Bl%3Das2%26amp%3Bo%3D1%26amp%3Ba%3D0465062873%22%20border%3D%220%22%20alt%3D%22%22%20width%3D%221%22%20height%3D%221%22%20%2F%3E.%20%20%28Amazon%20link%29%20I%20also%20promised%20to%20deal%20with%20the%20subject%20matter%20from%20that%20outstanding%20book%20in%20a%20later%20post%20which%20is%20still%20in%20the%20works.%20%20On%20that%20same%20day%20I%20checked%20out%20another%20book%20titled%3A%C2%A0%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0671620479%3Fie%3DUTF8%26amp%3Btag%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3BlinkCode%3Das2%26amp%3Bcamp%3D1789%26amp%3Bcreative%3D9325%26amp%3BcreativeASIN%3D0671620479%22%3EThe%20CASANOVA%20COMPLEX%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22border%3Anone%20%21important%3B%20margin%3A0px%20%21important%3B%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assoc-amazon.com%2Fe%2Fir%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3Bl%3Das2%26amp%3Bo%3D1%26amp%3Ba%3D0671620479%22%20border%3D%220%22%20alt%3D%22%22%20width%3D%221%22%20height%3D%221%22%20%2F%3E.%20%20The%20title%20jumped%20out%20at%20me%20for%20two%20primary%20reasons%3A%201%29%20the%20font%20and%20style%20of%20the%20title%20is%20the%20same%20as%20The%20Godfather%20movies%20and%202%29%20when%20I%20was%20a%20youngster%20in%20the%207th%20grade%20my%20friends%20and%20I%20started%20a%20crew%20called%20-%20The%20Casanova%20Crew.%20%20I%20guess%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20have%20to%20tell%20you%20what%20our%20specialty%20was%20back%20then.%20%20Well%20that%20is%20a%20story%20for%20another%20day%20as%20well.%20%20I%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20get%20all%20the%20way%20into%20that%20book%20although%20I%20did%20learn%20a%20thing%20or%20two%20about%20this%20type%20of%20%E2%80%9Cpsychopath%E2%80%9D%20who%20has%20probably%20wreaked%20havoc%20in%20your%20life%20or%20the%20life%20of%20someone%20you%20know.%0D%0A%0D%0AAfter%20that%20I%20moved%20on%20to%20the%20prequel%20to%20a%20book%20I%20read%20earlier%20in%20the%20year.%0D%0A%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0785821627%3Fie%3DUTF8%26amp%3Btag%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3BlinkCode%3Das2%26amp%3Bcamp%3D1789%26amp%3Bcreative%3D9325%26amp%3BcreativeASIN%3D0785821627%22%3EIs%20There%20Life%20After%20Death%3F%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22border%3Anone%20%21important%3B%20margin%3A0px%20%21important%3B%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assoc-amazon.com%2Fe%2Fir%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3Bl%3Das2%26amp%3Bo%3D1%26amp%3Ba%3D0785821627%22%20border%3D%220%22%20alt%3D%22%22%20width%3D%221%22%20height%3D%221%22%20%2F%3E%20which%20is%20the%20prequel%20to%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F1848370792%3Fie%3DUTF8%26amp%3Btag%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3BlinkCode%3Das2%26amp%3Bcamp%3D1789%26amp%3Bcreative%3D9325%26amp%3BcreativeASIN%3D1848370792%22%3EThe%20Daemon%3A%20A%20Guide%20to%20Your%20Extraordinary%20Secret%20Self%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22border%3Anone%20%21important%3B%20margin%3A0px%20%21important%3B%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assoc-amazon.com%2Fe%2Fir%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3Bl%3Das2%26amp%3Bo%3D1%26amp%3Ba%3D1848370792%22%20border%3D%220%22%20alt%3D%22%22%20width%3D%221%22%20height%3D%221%22%20%2F%3E.%0D%0ABoth%20of%20these%20books%20were%20written%20by%20Anthony%20Peake%20and%20are%20worth%20your%20attention%20especially%20if%20you%20want%20to%20learn%20more%20about%20yourself%20on%20a%20more%20intimate%20level%20and%20if%20you%20want%20to%20gain%20more%20insight%20into%20this%20thing%20we%20call%20life.%20%20These%20books%20will%20be%20explored%20in%20more%20detail%20early%20next%20year%20so%20stay%20on%20the%20lookout.%0D%0A%0D%0AUpon%20my%20most%20recent%20trip%20to%20the%20library%20to%20return%20the%20Sci-Fi%20book%20that%20I%20decided%20to%20postpone%20reading%20and%20recheck%20out%20the%20above%20mentioned%20Psych%20books%20which%20I%20was%20sharing%20with%20some%20friends%20and%20find%20some%20other%20reading%20material%20to%20keep%20my%20attention%20for%20a%20few%20days%2C%20I%20went%20straight%20to%20the%20Sci-Fi%20section%20more%20out%20of%20habit%20than%20self-willed%20motivation.%20%20I%20glanced%20over%20a%20few%20of%20the%20titles%20but%20felt%20like%20I%20needed%20a%20break%20from%20Sci-Fi%20for%20a%20while.%20%20I%20headed%20back%20over%20to%20the%20Psychology%20section.%20%20I%20quickly%20scanned%20the%20spines%20of%20the%20books%20searching%20for%20titles%20that%20caught%20my%20attention.%20%20Two%20managed%20to%20jump%20out%20at%20me%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A1.%09%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0553346679%3Fie%3DUTF8%26amp%3Btag%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3BlinkCode%3Das2%26amp%3Bcamp%3D1789%26amp%3Bcreative%3D9325%26amp%3BcreativeASIN%3D0553346679%22%3EHigh%20Risk%3A%20Children%20Without%20A%20Conscience%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22border%3Anone%20%21important%3B%20margin%3A0px%20%21important%3B%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assoc-amazon.com%2Fe%2Fir%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3Bl%3Das2%26amp%3Bo%3D1%26amp%3Ba%3D0553346679%22%20border%3D%220%22%20alt%3D%22%22%20width%3D%221%22%20height%3D%221%22%20%2F%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A2.%09%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F067085557X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26amp%3Btag%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3BlinkCode%3Das2%26amp%3Bcamp%3D1789%26amp%3Bcreative%3D9325%26amp%3BcreativeASIN%3D067085557X%22%3ESpeaking%20with%20the%20Devil%3A%20A%20Dialogue%20with%20Evil%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22border%3Anone%20%21important%3B%20margin%3A0px%20%21important%3B%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.assoc-amazon.com%2Fe%2Fir%3Ft%3Ddanomicom-20%26amp%3Bl%3Das2%26amp%3Bo%3D1%26amp%3Ba%3D067085557X%22%20border%3D%220%22%20alt%3D%22%22%20width%3D%221%22%20height%3D%221%22%20%2F%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20completed%20the%20first%20book%20and%20started%20on%20the%20second%20one.%20%20I%20had%20to%20put%20the%20second%20book%20down%20and%20reflect%20on%20the%20first%20one%20because%20it%20hit%20me%20like%20a%20ton%20of%20bricks.%20%20So%20much%20information%20in%20that%20book%20helped%20me%20to%20understand%20myself%20in%20ways%20that%20I%20only%20halfway%20speculated%20about%20in%20the%20past.%20%20I%20also%20learned%20a%20lot%20about%20the%20myriad%20of%20%E2%80%9CTrust%20Bandits%E2%80%9D%20who%20have%20waltzed%20in%20and%20out%20of%20my%20life.%20%20America%20is%20in%20serious%20trouble%20if%20we%20do%20not%20address%20the%20problems%20confronted%20in%20this%20book.%20%20If%20we%20do%20not%20collectively%20take%20second%20look%20at%20the%20work%20that%20Dr.%20Ken%20Magid%20%26amp%3B%20Carole%20A.%20McKelvey%20did%20a%20little%20over%20twenty%20years%20ago%20America%20as%20a%20country%20will%20continue%20her%20downward%20spiral.%0D%0A%0D%0ABelow%20I%20will%20share%20some%20relevant%20quotes%20from%20the%20book%20and%20in%20the%20future%20I%20will%20dig%20into%20some%20of%20these%20quotes%20to%20share%20further%20insight.%20%20But%20for%20now%20order%20the%20book%20yourself%20or%20check%20it%20out%20from%20your%20local%20library%20and%20enjoy%20the%20following%20excerpts.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3EHIGH%20RISK%3A%20CHILDREN%20WITHOUT%20A%20CONSCIENCE%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AFrom%20the%20Foreword%20written%20by%20Congresswoman%20Patricia%20Schroeder%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CWe%20live%20in%20a%20time%20of%20transition%2C%20a%20demographic%20revolution%20that%20is%20altering%20the%20American%20workforce%20as%20well%20as%20the%20American%20family.%0D%0ASixty-five%20percent%20of%20all%20mothers%20with%20children%20under%2018%20years%20of%20age%20work%20outside%20the%20home.%20%20There%20are%20more%20single%20parent%20families%20and%20because%20of%20our%20mobility%20there%20is%20less%20extended%20family%20support%20to%20help%20us%20meet%20the%20demands%20of%20balancing%20work%20and%20family.%0D%0AWe%20have%20tried%20to%20go%20on%20about%20our%20business%20as%20though%20nothing%20has%20changed.%20%20We%20have%20acted%20as%20though%20the%20%E2%80%9CNorman%20Rockwell%E2%80%9D%20image%20is%20the%20rule%20and%20the%20rest%20of%20us%20are%20exceptions%20forced%20to%20make%20do%20as%20best%20we%20can.%20%20B%0D%0ABut%20everything%20has%20changed.%20%20As%20this%20book%20points%20out%2C%20the%20ramifications%20of%20these%20changes%20can%20be%20positive%20or%20negative%20depending%20on%20how%20we%20respond%20to%20the%20change.%0D%0AThanks%20to%20the%20insight%20of%20people%20like%20Dr.%20Ken%20Magid%2C%20Carole%20McKelvey%2C%20Dr.%20T.%20Berry%20Brazelton%20of%20Harvard%2C%20Dr.%20Foster%20Cline%2C%20Dr.%20Edward%20F.%20Zigler%20of%20Yale%20and%20others%20mentioned%20here%2C%20we%20have%20been%20given%20a%20unique%20chance%2C%20a%20gift%2C%20if%20you%20will.%20%20Their%20research%20and%20hard%20work%20shows%20us%20that%20we%20are%20at%20a%20crossroads%2C%20and%20we%20have%20a%20limited%20opportunity%20to%20respond.%0D%0ATheir%20work%20must%20convince%20us%20to%20act%20now%20before%20we%20become%20entrenched%20by%20default%2C%20in%20policies%20that%20establish%20high%20risk%20situations%20for%20our%20children.%20%20Our%20task%20is%20difficult%20%E2%80%93%20to%20respond%20quickly%20and%20at%20the%20same%20time%20creatively%2C%20with%20serious%20thought.%0D%0AWhat%20we%20do%20now%20will%20have%20a%20profound%20effect%20on%20our%20future%20as%20a%20country%20and%20specifically%20on%20our%20children.%0D%0A%3Ch3%20style%3D%22padding-left%3A%2030px%3B%22%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3EI%3A%20%20America%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Breeding%20Ground%20for%20Psychopaths%3F%0D%0A1.%09The%20Trust%20Bandits%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AAmerica.%20%20Land%20of%20the%20free%2C%20or%20a%20breeding%20ground%20for%20psychopaths%3F%20%20Hundreds%20of%20thousands%20of%20individuals%20filled%20with%20hatred%20populate%20this%20country.%20%20They%20are%20people%20without%20a%20conscience%2C%20and%20they%20hurt-sometimes%20kill-others%20without%20remorse.%20%28Pg.%201%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat%20happens%2C%20right%20or%20wrong%2C%20in%20the%20critical%20first%20two%20years%20of%20a%20baby%E2%80%99s%20life%20will%20imprint%20that%20child%20as%20an%20adult.%20%20A%20complex%20set%20of%20events%20must%20occur%20in%20infancy%20to%20assure%20a%20future%20of%20trust%20and%20love.%20%20If%20the%20proper%20bonding%20and%20subsequent%20attachment%20does%20not%20occur%20%E2%80%93%20usually%20between%20the%20child%20and%20the%20mother%20-%20%20the%20child%20will%20develop%20mistrust%20and%20a%20deep-seated%20rage.%20%20He%20becomes%20a%20child%20without%20a%20conscience.%0D%0ANot%20all%20unattached%20children%20grow%20up%20to%20be%20criminals%2C%20but%20most%20suffer%20some%20form%20of%20psychological%20damage.%20%20It%20may%20be%20that%20such%20children%20simply%20are%20never%20able%20to%20develop%20a%20true%20loving%20relationship%2C%20or%20they%20end%20up%20%E2%80%9Cconning%E2%80%9D%20others%20for%20their%20own%20benefit.%20%20These%2C%20too%2C%20can%20be%20considered%20tragedies%2C%20for%20no%20child%20should%20have%20to%20grow%20up%20without%20this%20trust%20bond%20and%20loving%20beginning.%20%28Pg.%203%29%0D%0A%0D%0ACleckley%2C%20%28link%20to%203%20faces%20of%20Eve%20%26amp%3B%20wiki%29%20says%3A%E2%80%9D%20On%20the%20basis%20of%20experience%20in%20psychiatric%20outpatient%20clinics%20and%20with%20psychiatric%20problems%20of%20private%20patients%20and%20in%20the%20community%2C%20it%20does%20not%20seem%20an%20exaggeration%20to%20estimate%20the%20number%20of%20people%20seriously%20disabled%20by%20the%20disorder%20now%20listed%20under%20the%20term%20%E2%80%98antisocial%20personality%E2%80%99%20as%20greater%20than%20the%20number%20disabled%20by%20any%20recognized%20psychosis%20except%20schizophrenia.%E2%80%9D%20Our%20concern%20is%20that%20since%20most%20psychopaths%20work%20in%20the%20shadows%2C%20they%20are%20undetected%20and%20the%20number%20may%2C%20therefore%2C%20be%20far%20greater%20than%20anyone%20imagines.%20%28Pg.%204%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CAll%20%28criminals%29%20regard%20the%20world%20as%20a%20chessboard%20over%20which%20they%20have%20total%20control%2C%20and%20they%20perceive%20people%20as%20pawns%20to%20be%20pushed%20around%20at%20will%2C%E2%80%9D%20says%20Stanton%20E.%20Samenow%20in%20Inside%20the%20Criminal%20Mind%20%281984%2C%20p.%2020%29%20%E2%80%9CTrust%2C%20love%2C%20loyalty%2C%20and%20teamwork%20are%20incompatible%20with%20their%20way%20of%20life.%20%20They%20scorn%20and%20exploit%20most%20people%20who%20are%20kind%2C%20trusting%2C%20hardworking%20and%20honest.%E2%80%9D%0D%0ACon%20artist%20Joe%20Flynn%E2%80%99s%20specialty%20was%20extracting%20money%20from%20well-known%20individuals%20and%20organizations%2C%20such%20as%20publisher%20Robert%20Murdoch%20and%20businessman%20John%20De%20Lorean%2C%20bankers%2C%20the%20FBI%2C%20the%20CIA%2C%20and%20various%20embassies.%20%20Flynn%20admits%20he%20is%20a%20crook%2C%20but%20he%20says%20remorse%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20keep%20him%20wake%20at%20night.%20%20He%20believes%20that%20politics%2C%20banks%2C%20finance%20companies%20and%20business%20institutions%20are%20filled%20with%20con%20men%2C%20although%20they%20may%20operate%20within%20the%20letter%20of%20the%20law.%20%28Pg.%209%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CLying%2C%20stealing%2C%20fighting%2C%20truancy%20and%20resisting%20authority%20are%20typical%20early%20childhood%20signs.%20%20In%20adolescence%20unusually%20early%20or%20aggressive%20sexual%20behavior%2C%20excessive%20drinking%20and%20the%20use%20of%20illicit%20drugs%20are%20frequent.%20%20In%20adulthood%20these%20kinds%20of%20behavior%20continue%2C%20with%20the%20addition%20of%20the%20inability%20to%20sustain%20consistent%20work%20performance%20or%20to%20function%20as%20a%20responsible%20parent%20and%20failure%20to%20accept%20social%20norms%20with%20respect%20to%20lawful%20behavior.%E2%80%9D%20%28DSM-III%20Manual%2C%201980%2C%20pp.%20317-318%29%0D%0A%0D%0ANote%3A%20That%20sounds%20like%20any%20poverty%20stricken%20community%20in%20the%20country.%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3EA%20Superficial%20Mask%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AAt%20first%20meeting%2C%20there%20may%20be%20a%20sense%20that%20something%20is%20different%20about%20these%20individuals.%20%20Usually%20the%20%E2%80%9Cdifference%20is%20misinterpreted.%20%20Their%20eyes%20often%20sparkle%20and%20they%20%20frequently%20are%20very%20animated%2C%20compelling%2C%20almost%20hypnotic.%20%20They%20are%20generally%20not%20perceived%20as%20bad%20or%20evil.%20%20More%20often%2C%20they%20are%20charming%20and%20engaging.%0D%0AAlthough%20these%20psychopaths%20are%20at%20center%20stage%2C%20they%20are%20masters%20at%20presenting%20the%20illusion%20that%20the%20person%20they%20are%20with%20is%20the%20focus%20of%20attention.%20%20A%20curious%20trait%20that%20psychopaths%20often%20have%20is%20extrasensory%20perception%20about%20others%20and%20the%20ability%20to%20%20pick%20out%20personal%20vulnerabilities%20with%20uncanny%20accuracy.%20%20This%20information%20they%20store%20for%20later%20use.%20%20They%20frequently%20will%20compliment%20and%20praise%20their%20new%20acquaintance%2C%20winning%20him%20over%20with%20their%20%E2%80%9Ccharm.%E2%80%9D%0D%0A%E2%80%9CIt%20must%20be%20remembered%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20author%20Cleckley%20%281982%2C%20p.102%29%20%E2%80%9Cthat%20even%20the%20most%20severely%20and%20obviously%20disabled%20psychopath%20presents%20a%20technical%20appearance%20of%20sanity%2C%20often%20one%20of%20high%20intellectual%20capacities%20and%20not%20infrequently%20succeeds%20in%20business%20or%20professional%20activities%20for%20short%20periods%2C%20some%20for%20considerable%20periods%20.%20.%20.%20Although%20they%20occasionally%20appear%20on%20casual%20inspection%20as%20successful%20members%20of%20the%20community%2C%20as%20able%20lawyers%2C%20executives%2C%20or%20physicians%2C%20they%20do%20not%2C%20it%20seems%2C%20succeed%20in%20the%20sense%20of%20finding%20satisfaction%20or%20fulfillment%20in%20their%20own%20accomplishments.%20%20Nor%20do%20they%2C%20when%20the%20full%20story%20is%20known%2C%20appear%20to%20find%20this%20in%20any%20other%20ordinary%20activity.%E2%80%9D%20%28pp.11-12%29%0D%0A%0D%0AMost%20psychopaths%20at%20first%20glance%2C%20as%20we%20have%20noted%2C%20seem%20quite%20well%20put%20together-quite%20normal.%20%20They%20don%E2%80%99t%20suffer%20from%20delusions%2C%20hallucinations%2C%20or%20memory%20impairment%2C%20their%20contact%20with%20reality%20appears%20solid.%0D%0ARather%2C%20their%20mental%20defect-and%20it%E2%80%99s%20substantial-manifests%20itself%20as%20a%20chronic%20inability%20to%20behave%20in%20conformance%20with%20social%20norms%2C%20to%20defer%20gratification%2C%20control%20impulses%2C%20tolerate%20frustration%2C%20profit%20from%20corrective%20experiences%2C%20or%20identify%20with%20others%20and%20form%20meaningful%20relationships%20with%20them.%20%20The%20psychopath%20must%20have%20what%20he%20wants%2C%20no%20matter%20the%20cost%20to%20those%20in%20his%20way.%20%28p.21%29%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3EWe%20Are%20Vulnerable%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AIt%20is%20no%20secret%20that%20many%20in%20our%20quick-paced%20society%20are%20starved%20for%20love%20and%20affection.%20%20The%20power%20to%20capitalize%20on%20this%20is%20never%20lost%20on%20skilled%20manipulators%2C%20whether%20they%20be%206%20or%2060%20years%20old.%20%20Even%20trained%20psychiatrists%20have%20been%20fooled.%20%28p.21%29%0D%0A%0D%0AEthel%20Spector%20Person%20is%20an%20expert%20on%20manipulators%3B%20she%20has%20called%20the%20psychopath%20%E2%80%9CA%20curious%20mixture%20of%20cynicism%20coupled%20with%20a%20magical%20belief%20that%20fortune%20will%20smile%20on%20him.%E2%80%9D%20%281986%2C%20p.%20265%29%20Although%20the%20ultimate%20effects%20of%20psychopathic%20behavior%20may%20be%20devastating%2C%20the%20underlying%20purpose%20of%20self-destructive%20acts%20isn%E2%80%99t%20to%20fail%2C%20but%20to%20assuage%20anxiety%20and%20depression.%20%20From%20the%20psychopath%E2%80%99s%20point%20of%20view%2C%20then%2C%20his%20behavior%20is%20not%20reprehensible%2C%20but%20self-defense.%20%28Person%2C%201986%2C%20p.266%29%20%28p.25%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASurely%20you%20know%20people%20who%20have%20used%20you%20and%20then%20gone%20on%20their%20way.%20%20Unless%20you%20know%20what%20to%20watch%20out%20for%2C%20you%20are%20at%20high%20risk.%20%20And%20unless%20a%20prescription%20for%20prevention%20is%20followed%20to%20reduce%20the%20huge%20numbers%20of%20unattached%20children%20being%20raised%20in%20this%20country%2C%20we%20are%20all%20at%20risk.%20%28p.43%29%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3EPsychopaths%20Wanted%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0AThe%20antisocial%20individuals%20who%20have%20been%20studied%20are%20usually%20those%20who%20have%20been%20institutionalized.%20%20But%20what%20of%20the%20vast%20majority%20who%20are%20never%20caught%3F%20C.S.%20Widom%20%281977%29%20had%20an%20ingenious%20idea%20for%20reaching%20this%20larger%20group.%20%20She%20ran%20advertisements%20in%20newspapers%20that%20said%3A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CAre%20you%20adventurous%3F%20Psychologist%20studying%20adventurous%2C%20carefree%20people%20who%E2%80%99ve%20led%20exciting%2C%20impulsive%20lives.%20%20If%20you%E2%80%99re%20the%20kind%20of%20person%20who%E2%80%99d%20do%20almost%20anything%20for%20a%20dare%20and%20want%20to%20participate%20in%20a%20paid%20experiment%2C%20send%20name%2C%20address%20.%20.%20.%E2%80%9D%28p.675%29%0D%0AWidom%E2%80%99s%20ads%20attracted%20individuals%20whose%20responses%20on%20a%20battery%20of%20tests%20were%20similar%20to%20the%20personality%20makeup%20of%20institutionalized%20psychopaths.%20%28pp.%2043-44%29%0D%0A%0D%0ATed%20Bundy%2C%20in%20fact%2C%20fabricated%20the%20public%20Ted%3A%20scholarly%2C%20bright%2C%20witty%2C%20handsome.%20%20He%20developed%20the%20air%20of%20cool%20self-assurance%2C%20the%20look%20women%20found%20irresistible.%20%20Authors%20Michoud%20and%20Aynesworth%20%281983%29%20said%20Bundy%E2%80%99s%20critical%20challenge%20from%20his%20teen%20years%20on%20was%20to%20perfect%20and%20maintain%20a%20credible%20public%20persona%2C%20his%20mask%20of%20sanity.%0D%0AHe%20was%20lacking%20in%20true%20adult%20emotions%2C%20so%20he%20had%20to%20put%20on%20the%20look%20of%20normalcy%20while%20inside%20his%20rage%20went%20unabated.%20%20It%20was%20%E2%80%9Clike%20an%20alien%20life%20form%20acquiring%20appropriate%20behavior%20through%20mimicry%20and%20artifice%E2%80%9D%20%28p.68%29.%20%20Bundy%20obviously%20missed%20a%20great%20deal%20in%20his%20bonding%20process.%20%20%28p.%2063%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CThe%20life%20histories%20of%20people%20with%20such%20a%20disease%20reveal%20no%20single%20significant%20human%20relationship.%20%20The%20narrative%20of%20their%20lives%20reads%20like%20a%20vagrant%E2%80%99s%20journey%20with%20chance%20encounters%20and%20transient%20partnerships.%20%20Since%20no%20partner%20is%20valued%2C%20any%20one%20partner%20can%20be%20exchanged%20for%20any%20other%3B%20in%20the%20absence%20of%20love%2C%20there%20is%20no%20pain%20in%20loss%E2%80%9D%20%28Fraiberg%2C%201977.%20p.%2047%29.%20Fraiberg%20says%20some%20of%20these%20individuals%20are%20found%20in%20mental%20hospitals%2C%20many%20others%20imprison.%20%20%28One%20warden%20estimated%20that%20fully%2090%25%20of%20the%20felons%20housed%20in%20his%20prison%20were%20psychopaths.%29%20%20Many%20others%20reside%20in%20the%20slums%20and%20other%20places%20where%20an%20absence%20of%20human%20emotions%20can%20sometimes%20be%20an%20advantage.%20%20As%20we%20have%20noted%20earlier%2C%20an%20absence%20of%20a%20conscience%20can%20also%20be%20helpful%20to%20the%20psychopathic%20manipulator%20who%20is%20trying%20to%20buy%20into%20the%20boardrooms%20of%20America.%20%20Prime%20time%20soap%20opera%20plots%20are%20full%20of%20examples%20of%20%E2%80%9Csuccessful%E2%80%9D%20business%20executives%20who%20climbed%20up%20the%20corporate%20ladder%20by%20stepping%20on%20anyone%20who%20got%20in%20their%20way.%20Women%20psychopaths%20use%20sex%20as%20a%20primary%20technique%20of%20manipulation.%20%20%28pp.%2063-64%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20future%20of%20such%20non-attached%20children%20is%20clear%20if%20those%20working%20with%20them%20cannot%20bring%20them%20into%20a%20human%20relationship.%20%20They%20become%20the%20permanently%20unattached%20men%20and%20women%20of%20the%20next%20generation.%20%20Whether%20that%20means%20they%20will%20be%20criminals%20depends%20on%20the%20extent%20of%20their%20rage.%20%20It%20does%20mean%20that%20these%20unattached%20children%20will%20go%20through%20life%20devoid%20of%20the%20human%20emotions%20necessary%20to%20find%20love%20and%20happiness.%20%28p.%2066%29%0D%0A%0D%0ADo%20not%20jump%20to%20the%20conclusion%20that%20this%20book%20is%20another%20diatribe%20saying%20women%20should%20abandon%20their%20careers%20and%20go%20home%20to%20the%20family%20%E2%80%93%20one%20of%20the%20authors%20is%20a%20working%20mother.%20%20Rather%2C%20this%20book%20warns%20that%20things%20are%20not%20as%20they%20should%20be%20with%20this%20nation%E2%80%99s%20children.%20%20And%20we%20offer%20some%20sane%20suggestions%20that%20will%20work%20for%20many%20of%20the%20insane%20situations%20causing%20problems%20today%20for%20families.%20%20%28p.%20111%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CThe%20most%20powerful%20cause%20of%20violence%20today%2C%20as%20in%20the%20past%2C%20is%20neglect%20and%20physical%20abuse%20of%20children.%20%20This%20usually%20turns%20children%20into%20aggressive%20and%20often%20criminal%20adults%20.%20.%20.%20Mistreatment%20of%20children%20can%20occur%20at%20all%20economic%20and%20educational%20levels%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Dr.%20Benjamin%20Spock%20in%20a%201979%20article.%20%28p.%2064%29%20It%20is%20still%20true.%20%28p.%20302%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWe%20must%20also%20address%20the%20causes%20of%20poverty%20in%20this%20country%20that%20doom%20many%20children%20not%20only%20to%20near-starvation%20conditions%20but%20promote%20an%20atmosphere%20conducive%20to%20violence.%20%28p.%20302%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%9CThe%20greatest%20of%20evils%20and%20the%20worst%20of%20crimes%20is%20poverty.%E2%80%9D%20%28George%20Bernard%20Shaw%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat%20can%20be%20done%20to%20stop%20escalating%20physical%20and%20mental%20abuse%3F%20%20Prevention%20is%20the%20key%2C%20and%20it%20requires%20the%20help%20of%20the%20community.%20%20We%20need%20to%20strengthen%20our%20families%20so%20that%20we%20strengthen%20our%20society%20for%20later%20generations.%20%28p.%20303%29%0D%0A%3Ch3%3E%3Cspan%20style%3D%22color%3A%20%23008000%3B%22%3EThe%20Psychopath%E2%80%99s%20Favorite%20Playground%3A%20Business%20Relationships%3C%2Fspan%3E%3C%2Fh3%3E%0D%0ANot%20too%20long%20ago%20in%20Japan%20a%20man%E2%80%99s%20word%20in%20business%20or%20government%20was%20his%20bond%20to%20society.%20%20If%20he%20was%20caught%20lying%20or%20if%20he%20%E2%80%9Clost%20face%E2%80%9D%20he%20might%20lose%20his%20life%2C%20and%20often%20by%20his%20own%20hand%20%28hari-kari%29.%20%20Even%20in%20this%20country%2C%20not%20too%20long%20ago%2C%20a%20man%E2%80%99s%20word%20and%20firm%20handshake%20seemed%20to%20mean%20something.%20%20Certainly%2C%20there%20have%20always%20been%20shysters%20and%20crooks%2C%20but%20past%20concern%20was%20focused%20on%20ferreting%20out%20incompetents%20rather%20than%20psychopaths.%20%20As%20Owens%20Young%20put%20it%2C%20%E2%80%9CIt%20is%20not%20the%20crook%20in%20modern%20business%20that%20we%20fear%2C%20but%20the%20honest%20man%20who%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20know%20what%20he%20is%20doing.%E2%80%9D%20%281980%2C%20p.%2038%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AUnfortunately%2C%20all%20that%20has%20changed.%20%20We%20now%20need%20to%20fear%20the%20super-sophisticated%20modern%20crook%20who%20does%20know%20what%20he%20is%20doing%20.%20.%20.%20and%20does%20it%20so%20well%20that%20no%20one%20else%20knows.%20%20Yes%2C%20psychopaths%20love%20the%20business%20world.%20%28p.%20315%29.%0D%0A%0D%0ACertainly%2C%20both%20entrepreneurs%20and%20psychopaths%20love%20excitement%2C%20and%20they%20use%20manipulation%20of%20others%20as%20their%20primary%20method%20of%20succeeding%20in%20business.%20%20%E2%80%9CManipulation%20is%20the%20primary%20method%20of%20eliciting%20admiration%2C%20%E2%80%98love%E2%80%99%20and%20even%20envy.%20%20It%20is%20also%20a%20favorite%20technique%20for%20expressing%20aggression%20without%20the%20threat%20of%20retaliation%20because%20the%20aggression%20is%20masked%2C%E2%80%9D%20says%20Dr.%20Ethel%20Spector%20Person%20%281986%2C%20p.%20262%29.%20%20But%20the%20important%20differences%2C%20once%20again%2C%20revolve%20around%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22Dr.%20Samenow%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fmembers.cox.net%2Fsamenow%2Fconceptjanuary_09.html%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3Econscience%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20rage%20and%20aggression.%0D%0AThe%20entrepreneur%20can%20be%20fiercely%20competitive%20but%20still%20maintain%20good%20cause-and-effect%20thinking%20and%20not%20become%20sadistic%20or%20evil.%20%20The%20businessman%2Fpsychopath%20has%20no%20such%20boundaries%20and%20is%20cunning%2C%20immoral%20and%20ruthless.%20%20Both%20can%20be%20highly%20successful%20and%20the%20trick%20is%20determining%20which%20is%20which%20and%20who%20can%20be%20trusted.%20%20%28pp.%20316%20%E2%80%93%20317%29."}; Not long ago I wrote about the Attracting Power that we all share and how it literally summons the things and people into your life that you need to fulfill your purpose in life. I mentioned a book that I located in the Psychology Section of the local public library titled: Prisoners Of Childhood [...]]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/this-week-in-books-high-risk-children-without-a-conscience/feed/ 1 http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/president-obama-featured-on-this-week-with-jasiri-x/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/president-obama-featured-on-this-week-with-jasiri-x/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:13:04 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1120 gtvt_posts[1120] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fpresident-obama-featured-on-this-week-with-jasiri-x%2F", title: "President%20Obama%20Featured%20On%20This%20Week%20With%20Jasiri%20X", category: "Hip%20Hop", desc: "%3Cobject%20width%3D%22425%22%20height%3D%22344%22%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22movie%22%20value%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FcyvMMBNuXMY%26color1%3D0xb1b1b1%26color2%3D0xcfcfcf%26hl%3Den_US%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded%26fs%3D1%22%3E%3C%2Fparam%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowFullScreen%22%20value%3D%22true%22%3E%3C%2Fparam%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowScriptAccess%22%20value%3D%22always%22%3E%3C%2Fparam%3E%3Cembed%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FcyvMMBNuXMY%26color1%3D0xb1b1b1%26color2%3D0xcfcfcf%26hl%3Den_US%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded%26fs%3D1%22%20type%3D%22application%2Fx-shockwave-flash%22%20allowfullscreen%3D%22true%22%20allowScriptAccess%3D%22always%22%20width%3D%22425%22%20height%3D%22344%22%3E%3C%2Fembed%3E%3C%2Fobject%3E%0D%0A%0D%0Avia%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lyricsincorporated.com%2Frealtalkxpress%2F%3Fp%3D2047%22%3ERealTalkXpress%3C%2Fa%3E"}; via: RealTalkXpress Share ]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/12/president-obama-featured-on-this-week-with-jasiri-x/feed/ 0 http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/former-street-legend-pee-wee-kirkland%e2%80%a6has-some-choice-words-about-hip-hop/ http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/former-street-legend-pee-wee-kirkland%e2%80%a6has-some-choice-words-about-hip-hop/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:58 +0000 Young Che http://www.danomi.com/?p=1118 gtvt_posts[1118] = {url: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.danomi.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fformer-street-legend-pee-wee-kirkland%25e2%2580%25a6has-some-choice-words-about-hip-hop%2F", title: "Former%20Street%20legend%20Pee%20Wee%20Kirkland%E2%80%A6has%20some%20choice%20words%20about%20Hip%20Hop", category: "Black%20Life", desc: "%3Cobject%20classid%3D%22clsid%3Ad27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000%22%20width%3D%22425%22%20height%3D%22344%22%20codebase%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.macromedia.com%2Fpub%2Fshockwave%2Fcabs%2Fflash%2Fswflash.cab%23version%3D6%2C0%2C40%2C0%22%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowFullScreen%22%20value%3D%22true%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowScriptAccess%22%20value%3D%22always%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22src%22%20value%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FYhksuvexWA8%26amp%3Bcolor1%3D0xb1b1b1%26amp%3Bcolor2%3D0xcfcfcf%26amp%3Bfeature%3Dplayer_embedded%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%22%20%2F%3E%3Cparam%20name%3D%22allowfullscreen%22%20value%3D%22true%22%20%2F%3E%3Cembed%20type%3D%22application%2Fx-shockwave-flash%22%20width%3D%22425%22%20height%3D%22344%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FYhksuvexWA8%26amp%3Bcolor1%3D0xb1b1b1%26amp%3Bcolor2%3D0xcfcfcf%26amp%3Bfeature%3Dplayer_embedded%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%22%20allowscriptaccess%3D%22always%22%20allowfullscreen%3D%22true%22%3E%3C%2Fembed%3E%3C%2Fobject%3E%0D%0A%0D%0Avia%3A%20%3Ca%20title%3D%22daveyD%22%20href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fhiphopandpolitics.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F16%2Fformer-street-legend-pee-wee-kirkland-has-some-choice-words-about-hip-hop%2F%22%20target%3D%22_self%22%3EDaveyD%3C%2Fa%3E"}; via: DaveyD Share ]]> http://www.danomi.com/2009/11/former-street-legend-pee-wee-kirkland%e2%80%a6has-some-choice-words-about-hip-hop/feed/ 0