gungadin09 -> RE: Freud's theory of the inborn need for aggression (6/13/2010 5:01:20 PM)
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Maybe i should rephrase this. Let's say Freud is beside the question. Let's say the Mind Control thread is beside the question. Raise your hands if you believe that people (ALL people, Doms, subs, whatever...) have an inborn need to be cruel sometimes, simply because they enjoy doing it. (gungadin raises her hand). Now, raise your hands if you think that the opposite is true; that most people do not NEED to be cruel without a reason. (gungadin pauses to count the hands...) i'm not talking about BDSM here, i'm talking about life in general. i'm really interested in this. Over the years i've seen countless acts of what seemed to be unnecessary cruelty. Or, maybe, "cruel" is the wrong word. Maybe "immature", and "spiteful", and "unfair" would be nearer the truth. People seem to think that if their feelings are hurt, or if they just don't like someone, that that entitles them to behave in absolutely any way that they like. That's what i mean when i say the dog eat dog mentality. People see that someone is down, and they just attack, en masse. Let me give an example: A while ago, i was working at this coffeehouse where the managers were mostly college students who were really irresponsible. i worked the opening shift, which was difficult because i would come in to a store that was completely trashed- the night crew has never "closed" it. The trash was full, the dishes were dirty, the espresso machine was never cleaned, etc. i let it go for a long time, hoping that the general manager would do something about it, but she never did. Finally, i wrote the management a note about it. (We had a notebook for that sort of thing). I was diplomatic (in my opinion...) but basically stated that it was impossible for me to get my work done when there were so many things left unfinished from the night before. i made a list of the things that weren't being done. i was polite and fair (again, in my own opinion); i didn't point fingers at anyone, become rude or emotional, or make it into a personal attack. i simply stated what was already obvious- that the closing procedures were not being done, and that it was affecting the opening shift the next morning. They hated me for it. People stopped talking to me altogether, and started talking about me behind my back. Not only did the closes not get better, but they got worse, as if for spite. The managers started making me do work that was clearly not my responsibility. Etc. This went on until somebody else did something they didn't like, and then THEY became the new target for viciousness. It was always like that. There was always somebody who was the store's little bitch for the moment; the one on which everyone else took out all their aggressions. i have had many jobs that were like this. i believe that ALL people are inherently viscious and immature. i believe that however hard we pretend to be civilized human beings with a conscience, that the viscious thing just lies in wait, springing forth at the slightest provocation. Would anyone like to disagree with me? pam
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