In a message dated 1/22/2002 12:10:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> It's a repudiation of the violence which
> makes us identify with the oppressors more than the oppressed

The abused bonds with the abuser in order to endure the violence.  You're
talking about Stockholm Syndrome.  Brother, have I thought about that
particular thing a lot more in the past few years.