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> "Manipulation" is not the real concern. The
> concern is the structures, interactions, patterns, etc which give the
> emotive power to the word. We care about not having anything to say,
> about being fooled or tricked, about having power used against us - and we
> don't really care what its called when that happens.
>
Thanks Mike for a concise and clear summary of the thread. These, and
other ongoing discussions, have helped me greatly, and continue to do so.
This thread, for example, has changed my understanding of the term. Back
when the thread began, I thought there were manipulative (innocently so)
components to most human interaction. I no longer believe that. There
are many kinds of relationships that have no manipulative component
whatsoever. It remains true that the colloguial usage with which the
discussion began refers to something nasty; but we can still safely allow
that some beneficial activities - related to the craftsmanship that
somebody alluded to - also come under the same heading.
I'll remember that, with gratitude even, the next time I go to my dentist,
or chiropractor, whatever.
Regards
Jim Michmerhuizen
jamzen@world.std.com
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