I totally agree with u
--- In classicaladlerianpsychology@yahoogroups.com, drstein_aaisf
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> In his overview of "dangerous corners" in child development
(Volume
> 12, Chapter 4, of "The Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler"),
> Adler warns us about the corrosive psychological influences of
> parental pampering and neglect, but he also emphasizes three social
> influences that seriously inhibit the development of social
interest
> in children as well as adults: war, capital punishment, and racial
> prejudice. The media may focus on gun control, mental illness of
> killers, or violent video games, but little attention is paid to
the
> daily impact of killing for imperial purpose. Given the
appropriate
> political or legal justification, murder can be framed as heroic or
> justified punishment. Do we know or care how a young child digests
> the impression that it is OK for the state to take another's life?
> Surely, this does not foster an increase in the feeling of
community
> and an interest in the welfare of all of mankind. Our actions may
> suggest to children that it is acceptable to destroy any designated
> enemy.
>