, and offers her thoughts on the victim mentality versus the survivor mentality:The urge to stay a victim is seductive. Our society favors victims, cosseting them and setting up well-funded groups to be their advocates. These groups depend on a steady supply of victims for their existence. Government and law enforcement officials also depend on a steady supply of victims to justify expanding their power and control over every aspect ofHer comments on "stuck victims" are are interesting, too.subjects'citizens' lives.
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Good review. I've got that sitting in the ever-growing "to be read" pile. I may have to move it higher in the pile.
I didn't get as much out of the book as she did, I'm glad for her, but it just wasn't news to me I guess.
The "stuck victim" thing reminds me of my dad and his parents - he was disabled in a car accident as a teen, and they literally thought his life was over. He's been struggling with it ever since.
Rory also has a website, where he puts up his thoughts on a fairly consistent basis.
Rory's good people.
http://www.chirontraining.blogspot.com/
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