[lbo-talk] John Y. Christopher

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Doug:
> Dennis Claxton wrote:
> 
> >MANALAPAN, FL, United States (UPI) -- Flamboyant New Age keyboardist 
> >Yanni has been arrested for alleged domestic battery in the wealthy 
> >coastal town of Manalapan, Fla.
> 
> Ha! Further proof that all that drippy New Age stuff is a 
> reaction-formation against aggression!

That is too Freudian to my taste.  My take on it is that all that drippy New
Age stuff - and for that matter over the counter pacifism in general - means
jack shit, since aggression arises mainly from social interaction rather
than from psychological or mental predispositions.  Even Gandhi can beat the
living shit out of someone if properly enticed or provoked.

Wojtek