Tyranny as a Triumph of Narcissism

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2. i'd just like to add-

when my eldest was small, the chgo trib did an excellent series on the growing science of prenatal brain development. tho we focus on early childhood, it is the prenatal period when the human brain is most vulnerable. the fetus constantly communicates w the mother. if the mother is stressed, iow, has high adrenaline levels, development shifts. the ‘higher functions’ of the brain- art, music, emotional regulation, etc, r sacrificed to the survival modes. even muscle development is affected, w a higher % of fast twitch muscles over fine motor development.
that stress cd b a violent environment, drug/alcohol use, or it cd b a more neutral force, like an ailing parent, a stressful job, or just hunger.

and this rly is the key to a more peaceful world. making sure every pregnant person is well fed is a great start. a minimum wage that is a living wage, so that a family unit functions well, taking domestic violence srsly wd change the world.
dems want and work for those things as a matter of justice. but we shd b focused on them as a road to real peace in the world.