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Originally Posted by wax

fair enough. my understanding of human psychology could do with some brushing up. i read the piece and you are right.
i still dont believe it should be used as an excuse.
when do people have to start taking responsibility for their actions?
theres always a reason for everything and it doesnt excuse anything if you are an adult.

yes you are right, the problem however is that people who grow in dysfunctional sytuations never become emotionally adults, unless they are treated-- people get stuck in a childhood scenario when the trauma occurred. when you submit a population to constant and overwhelming abuse, the damage is going to carry on for generations.

of course this is no excuse for people to behave like assholes, but trying to pin things strictly on the individual without realizing that 90% of the human mind is unconscious, is not going to yield very good results.

compulsitivy is a transmittable disease, and it should be treated as such. unfortunately as a society we don't know very well how to deal with it-- we keep assigning blame and submitting people to various punishments without eliminating the root cause. so the show will go on.