I just had a thought, and maybe it's been brought up before. I'm seeing a lot of <br>defense mechanisms used with Kirker supporters. It dawned on me that perhaps<br>these Kirkers did realize the truth, but in order to keep their pride and silence<br>their consciences, they needed to make fun and attack others.<br>Let's name a few--the examples, I'm sure all ofyou can think of some:<br><br>Denial: "...reduce anxiety by refusing to perceive the more unpleasant aspects of<br>external reality." <br><br>Displacement: "...shifts aggressive impulses to a more acceptable or less <br>threatening target" (ah, so maybe the people the Kirkers attack are not such a <br>problem they'd love everyone to think...)<br><br>Intellectualization: "concentrating on the intellectual components of the <br>situations as to distance oneself from the anxiety provoking emotions <br>associated with these situations" (I mean, Doug -tried- to help Sitler...he really<br>did...even though
it's statistical fact that pedophiles can never be cured, not even<br>with castration...and it doesn't change the fact that the little lambs' innocence<br>are lost as Doug -tried- to counsel Sitler...who ever counseled the children? And<br>what parent would take a child to the same counselor who's helping a rapist?<br>I digress...)<br><br>Rationalization: "process of constructing a logical justification for a decision that<br>was originally arrived at through a different mental process" (I'm sure we'd all like<br>to know what that mental process was concerning the Kirkers' position that<br>slavery should be reinstated and that it wasn't that bad...hey, there's still slavery <br>out there...maybe you should research it!)<br><br>Sublimination: "transforming libido into 'socially useful' achievements" (Marriage by the age of 28 a must? Perhaps so. Apparently, after the magical age of 28, <br>the ability to repress the sexual urge is gone, so we should
all be married by <br>then! No wonder there are so many parties and dances--with drinking involved! ;) )<br><br>Undoing: "a person tries to 'undo' a negative or threatening thought by their <br>actions" (I told the parents to go to the police...I tried to counsel Sitler...I <br>only did it because Calvin told me to...or Doug. Whichever. I get them <br>confused.)<br><br>Humour: "Refocuses attention on the somewhat comical side of the situation as<br>to relieve negative tension" (Well, the Kirker boys tried that one, and it didn't<br>work. How about they try something that will actually be successful?)<br><br>Identification: "The unconscious modeling of one's self upon another person's<br>behavior" (LOL I had to laugh at this one. Doug and his men do this all the <br>time! LOL Too bad we can see right through it. Are they trying to silence their<br>consciences that badly?)<br><br>Introjection: "Identifying with some idea
or object so deeply that it becomes a <br>part of that person" (Pope Doug...enough said)<br><br>Splitting: "...sees external people as either "all good" or "all bad" (Kirker vs. <br>everyone else)<br><br>Substitution: "when a person replaces one feeling or emotion for another" <br>(Doug feels guilty for going against the truth, therefore, he believes his own lies<br>and says he's being persecuted...good one!)<br><br>There's my list of defense mechanisms. Now everytime one speaks, we can <br>identify which mechanism they've picked for the day. Maybe one day they'll<br>pick truth.<br><br>Cheers!<br><br>Petronius<br><p> 
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