Thursday, May 21, 2009

Force - Uses and Abuses; Torture

By Dint:

TORTURE

Petr Ginz, Heightened Awareness of Torture
Value of reading a WWII Prague child's diary prior to his transport to Terezin (Theresienstadt) and then Auschwitz-Birkenau

Roles:  Punisher, Enforcer, Harpy  Could we have wars if there were not people willing to take on the role of forcer, enforcer.  What is the draw.  Are we they.

ALTERNATIVES TO PAIN INFLICTION

Narcoanalysis as truth serum: MDMA or traditional hospitable sassafras?
Sassafras - direct use or derivatives; use as truth serum? See also MDMA, Safrole as Nature's Truth Serum

FACILITATORS
Testosterone Marching.  Steroids. Brain death with excess testosterone (study), other sources. Addictive?

ENTITLEMENTS
Ethics in Pain Infliction, Animals.  Who is entitled to inflict pain and death on others for other than getting needed food? On what ground?

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