Terminally Unique: It occurs to me that the insights of Rational Recovery may have relevance to broader aspects of society. Just as, within each person, there is a "beast" which attempts to influence the more rational and conscious parts of the mind, and a risk that the "beast" may in some cases control more and more of an addict's behavior, so is it possible that "beast like" influences may achieve control of an entire society, dragging it down into a darker and more primitive phase? An obvious illustration might be Hitler's Germany during the 1930's and up until 1945. Is it not true that various top officials, like Himmler, were drawn to some of the darker aspects of Teutonic myths and sought to create a cult like atmosphere within the SS? Is this not the "beast" acting on a larger canvas? What about Rwanda? The list goes on and on.
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