Hi coop. Yes, I agree with you. That part of the collective gene pool I am referring to is the 'they' who are doing the propagandizing and worse. How did 'they' become that way ... attracted to concentrations of power over others? I don't think it is learned. Just a small, but salient proportion of any population is born 'bad to the bone', and no amount of education or good parenting can change them. Susan Sontag referred to them as 'the cruel 10%', Lobaczewski mentions around 6%, and at least some studies have shown as much as 30% of American CEOs (and I suspect politicians) are high in Cluster B personality disorders ... 'dark triad' traits — the pathological narcissists, machiavellian opportunists, and morphologically defined psychopaths among us. I am seeing the same types of people here in Japan, but because I am the perpetual foreigner, it is easy to see that where empathy-driven communities tend to identify and somewhat control them, rule-driven institutions seem to give them more niche opportunities to remain hidden until opportunity arises, and do damage when their opportunities come.
Interesting read, though way beyond my biology chops. I've occasionally seen Dr. Merritt on alternative media videos, and she comes across as authentic, but this is the first I've heard about the Ashkenazi immunity. Will have to read and triangulate more sources for that, though I am pretty sure the technology is close to, if not already, capable of producing such a scenario.
Hi coop. Yes, I agree with you. That part of the collective gene pool I am referring to is the 'they' who are doing the propagandizing and worse. How did 'they' become that way ... attracted to concentrations of power over others? I don't think it is learned. Just a small, but salient proportion of any population is born 'bad to the bone', and no amount of education or good parenting can change them. Susan Sontag referred to them as 'the cruel 10%', Lobaczewski mentions around 6%, and at least some studies have shown as much as 30% of American CEOs (and I suspect politicians) are high in Cluster B personality disorders ... 'dark triad' traits — the pathological narcissists, machiavellian opportunists, and morphologically defined psychopaths among us. I am seeing the same types of people here in Japan, but because I am the perpetual foreigner, it is easy to see that where empathy-driven communities tend to identify and somewhat control them, rule-driven institutions seem to give them more niche opportunities to remain hidden until opportunity arises, and do damage when their opportunities come.
Interesting read, though way beyond my biology chops. I've occasionally seen Dr. Merritt on alternative media videos, and she comes across as authentic, but this is the first I've heard about the Ashkenazi immunity. Will have to read and triangulate more sources for that, though I am pretty sure the technology is close to, if not already, capable of producing such a scenario.