One of my readers sent me this piece by way of a comment to Western Civilisation, a history of emotional dysfunction

I've been getting comments and sometimes it takes me a while to figure out how to respond mindfully.

For instance...
Larry Gambone wrote:
"I very much like your critiques of Western "civilization" I have written something based upon feminist archeology and anthropology that you might find of interest called "The Primal Wound" which deals with the origins of domination and patriarchy with Europe and the Middle East."

Larry,
Thank you for your comment. Your essay has a lot to say. I'm not finished reading it.

For anyone who wants to read for themselves, these are actually the last three paragraphs, which I think speak so clearly about the world we're living in today...

THE PRIMAL WOUND By Larry Gambone

"The Perpetual Crisis Of Dominator Society

Dominator society cannot help but be in a perpetual state of crisis because it is born in crime. Its original sin is the stripping of unity from the world and humankind - the evil of dualism. As a social system, it is based upon a protection racket imposed upon a foreign peasantry. "We will protect you from those other guys, if you give us half your crop. If you don’t give us half your crop, we’ll take all of it and rape your wife to boot." At any sign of weakness on the part of the authorities, the peasants resist taxation and the gangster-class is starved of wealth. Slaves drag their feet at work, and given an opportunity, will run away. Women and children are tempted to revenge themselves upon their tormentors. (Hence the frequent stories of parricide, poisonings, and treason in dominator society.)

Hierarchy creates an impossible situation for those at the top, automatically producing bureaucracy, and therefore corruption and inefficiency. The rulers are perpetually starved for information and always act in ignorance. The sort of people attracted to power are yes men, who tell their bosses what they want to hear, rather than the truth. Typically, the errors of the elite are blamed on their subordinates which causes resentment in the lower levels of the human dog-pile. Such power struggles are both divisive and diverting. The power lust of weak psychopathic egos breeds empire. Empire in turn leads to imperial over-extension and a weakening of the home base. Empire gives rise to the parasitic megalopolis, a breeding ground for epidemic disease and mass producer of irreparable environmental damage.

In an attempt to minimize conflict and keep power concentrated, parasite-classes make top level positions hereditary. Kings, once elected by a Council of Elders, eventually become hereditary despots. After a couple of generations, inbreeding results in a weakening of the stock. The insane and the feeble-minded take command. The organization breaks down and the system slides into decadence. Outside dominator forces, seeing a chance for booty, invade. Or, the lower ranks of the hierarchy revolt and seize power. Either way, after a period of chaos, a new dynasty emerges and the whole cycle of misery begins anew. Out of an internal dynamic, dominator society is in a state of perpetual insecurity and the cyclical pattern of the rise and fall of civilizations is the result. Contemporary pseudo-democracy where one chooses one's dictators every four or five years isn't much different. The dominator system is not a society, so much as a human meat grinder with the worst psychopaths turning the handle."

the whole essay - http://www.geocities.com/vcmtalk/primalwound.html
this is Larry's blog - http://porkupineblog.blogspot.com/

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