Reply #24: Ouch. "Since the enemy is thought of as being totally evil and totally unappeasable, he must be [View All]

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totally eliminated — if not from the world, at least from the theatre of operations to which the paranoid directs his attention. This demand for total triumph leads to the formulation of hopelessly unrealistic goals, and since these goals are not even remotely attainable, failure constantly heightens the paranoid’s sense of frustration. Even partial success leaves him with the same feeling of powerlessness with which he began, and this in turn only strengthens his awareness of the vast and terrifying quality of the enemy he opposes."

"He is always manning the barricades of civilization... he does not see social conflict as something to be mediated and compromised, in the manner of the working politician."

Very interesting analysis in our hyper-partisan political landscape today. :)