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Compliments of Leo Reynolds via Flickr

Have you ever wondered why some people engage in “serial bullying,” when it’s common knowledge that this behavior is unacceptable? Pinker, in his book “The Better Angels of our Nature,” describes this anomaly. He asks if “our inner perpetrator white washes our crimes…in a campaign to exonerate ourselves.” He makes a case that those who commit heinous acts rationalize the reasons by exaggerating their perceived injury (and culpability of the victim) in a way that paints them as wronged. Turn the page…

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Compliments of My Hourglass

“[U. S. citizens] had the courage to believe your voices could make a difference.” President Barack Obama, New Year’s address

The Time magazine 2011 Person of the Year was a composite person entitled “The Protestor.” The primary voices were those opposing injustice (Arab Spring), and those protesting corruption (Occupy Wall Street).  Turn the page…

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