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| | BuzzFlash Editorial - Reaction Formation |
 | | The Bush administration's assaults on our civil liberties, their disregard for the government's duty to its citizens, their wanton abuse of the environment, their destruction of our social support system, etc., etc., etc., are so intense, frequent, and monolithic, that the average citizen just doesn't have the mental agility or time to comprehend it all. |
 | | Reaction formation takes over and the whole thing is brushed away with a "Bush can't be doing that many bad things, look at his approval ratings!" The juggernaut of verifiable abuse gets shrugged off as inconceivable, another information UFO crash-landing on the Roswell of our unconsciousness. |
 | | The feelings and actions resulting from a reaction formation are often excessive, for instance the loud, macho male may be concealing (from himself) sexual self-doubts or homosexual urges. |
| www.buzzflash.com /editorial/2002/06/14_Reaction.html (1338 words) |
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