Notes by Jeff and Brett, regarding psychopathy and "ponerization", on 24.4.2009

Thanks for participating in our little introduction into psychopathy and the study of the "ponerization" process by which very large societies can become psychopathized. We barely scratched the surface of the topic, which was a real eye-opener to us when we first encountered it nearly one year ago.

On Friday we only had a chance to look at the individual deviant traits that are the foundation for the birth or genesis of "evil" from a scientific point of view, or "ponerogenesis". However we didn't get to how this pathology spreads into the society via ideolgies, spellbinders, paramoralisms, paralogic/converse thinking (twisted logic) and so forth which can be seen with our own eyes around us when examined through these lenses. This could be discussed at another time if and when we're ready for it :-)
While we related that this new discovery of this material nearly a year ago has helped us understand our world in crucial ways that we think has been hidden from most of humankind over the millenia, it is our hypotheses that good knowledge by everyone of this topic also could have far reaching practical applications that could potentially cause tremendous improvements in the lives of all mankind.

Let us also add that we think that people born without the capability of conscience and empathy (psychopaths), being part of natural creation, have a right to their existence like every creature does. However knowledge of them, is the only way we believe it is possible to mitigate their potential harmful effects.

We conclude, from our studies, that it is lack of general awareness of psychopathy, that allows them to cause trouble not only in personal relationships, and corruption of well-meaning organizations but also causing never-ending repeating cycles of psychopathisation (ponerization) of entire societies.

We can study the process of ponerization in the extreme examples provided by recent history: Nazi Germany and the authoritarian rule of the former Soviet Union. However, we also see that it has been happening in ancient times and is still happening today through many levels of the American society. Since the USA has been spreading its ruthless predatory twisting of a capitalist economic system, for example, to the entire world in a process referred to as "globalization", we suddenly are all too aware that no place is safe from the effects of ponerization. It is reasonable to expect that sooner or later, even Finland, will have to deal with even the extreme effects of psychopathization of society. The positive side of this, is that for the first time in recorded history (to our knowledge) mankind has the possibility to face it without ignorance if one would only learn the principles of psychopathy and ponerization.

One can read accounts of people who have had been overjoyed with relief when they finally discovered studies of phenomena like psychopathy. These are people who have had their lives shattered by manipulations of people without a natural conscience or else by people with acquired conscience deficiencies (characteropaths) or else people with narcissistic personality disorders. They have been able to get on with their lives with an explanation for what happened, and with a new power to protect themselves in the future. They were able to do this only when they acquired the knowledge of a certain type of people whose mind works differently than most people.

Thus it is the same on larger political scale: knowledge by everyone that there exists two separate humanities, divided by the capability of conscience and empathy, is the only way to have a chance for society to not be easy prey to these natural predators.
It is also something interesting to explore the possibility that tradional divisions have all been fake divisions. Mankind is not divided by race, creed or nationality. It might be revealed that belief in these false divisions are possibly examples of ponerization perpetrated on the human race for millenia in a large part to divide and conquer by those small minority without conscience who in fact understand where there is really one true significant division of humanity.

We may all have equal human rights, but we are not the same. The studies suggest that four to six percent of us are born without compassion and empathy and this difference in their genetics allows them to have the ability to move from lie to lie glibly and confidently that is incomprehensible to the majority of the people. So the majority are easy prey to this small minority because the majority assume everyone has a spark of conscience and no one really can possibly be TOTALLY false. The majority then always assumes the truth is in the middle. When this assumption is made about a psychopath, then he/she has won. Can you see then how psychopaths can never lose in a judicial system that assumes the truth is in the middle?

How can such a small minority have so much effect on society? Some key things to remember is that people who are superconfident are often thought to be good leaders and advance well in organizations. If they are skillful at deception their false accomplishments look really good if not exposed. And even if exposed, sometimes their spellbinding personalities cause an unbelievable wave of support by those who have been thoroughly duped so their ego is invested in their belief in the integrity of the psychopath. Then there are those born into wealth and power: what might they do with power when the are not weakened and limited by conscience and empathy like those around them? What would you do if you had secret abilities beyond those around you? Answer: anything you want.

Maybe sounding a bit melodramatic but this is also a serious issue - it is so good to see this group is open to all types of topics, as part of the pursuit to develop oneself.

Regards,

Jeff and Brett Salahub