,IS ,CAPITALISM A ,REVEAL$ ,RELIGION8 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROB]T ,ANTON ,WILSON 

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444SO SORE M5NES EYES W]E BL9D$  
,:]E COVET\SNESSE ( FIL?IE GA9E IS MORE ?AN REASON M9D$4 
-- ,OVID'S ,METAMORPHOSES 7,GOLD+ TRANSLATION7 

,A FRI5D ( M9E TOLD ME A /ORY REC5TLY ?AT MAKES A GOOD 9TRODUCTION TO A COLUMN AB\T ECONOMICS4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT MY FRI5D WAS 9 ! M5'S ROOM AT HIS PLACE ( BUS9ESS1 VOID+ HIS BLADD] 5]GETICALLY1 :5 ! ,PRESID5T ( HIS FIRM WALK$ 9 & TOOK A /ANCE AT ! NEXT UR9AL4 ,A /RANGE ?+ !REUPON HAPP5$ TO MY FRI5D3 HIS UR9E CEAS$ SPURT+1 EV5 ?\< HE C\LD /ILL FEEL ! PRESSURE ( AN 9COMPLETELY EMPTI$ BLADD]4 

,! READ] MAY WANT TO ACCUSE ME ( SURREALI/ SYMBOLISM1 A DIRTY M9D OR A P]V]T$ S5SE ( HUMOR1 BUT ,I CAN ?9K ( NO BETT] PLACE TO BEG9 AN EXAM9ATION ( ,CAPITALISM ?AN ! LAVATORY4 ,WE >E ALL AW>E BY N[1 OR %\LD BE AW>E1 ?AT ,PROTE/ANTISM HAS PLAY$ A L>GE P>T 9 CREAT+ & MA9TA9+ ! ,CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY1 & ,PROTE/ANTISM ITSELF BEGAN 9 A PRIVY4 

,?IS LITTLE-KN[N FACT IS WOR? /RESS+1 9 ! LI<T ( PSY*OANALYTICAL !ORY4 ,LU!R'S [N WORDS >E3 0,BUT ONCE :5 9 ?IS T[] ,I WAS M$ITAT+ ON ?OSE WORDS1 '! JU/ LIVES BY FAI?1' 'JU/ICE ( ,GOD4' ,I SOON HAD ! ?\<T :E!R WE \<T TO LIVE JU/IFI$ BY FAI? .<! C5TRAL DOCTR9E ( ,PROTE/ANTISM  -- ,R4,A4,W4.>4 ,?IS KN[L$GE ! ,HOLY ,SPIRIT GAVE ME ON ! PRIVY 9 ! T[]0 7QUOT$ 9 ,LU!R BY ,H4 ,GRIS>74 

,ALL ,PROTE/ANT !OLOGY BEG9S FROM1 & PAYS TRIBUTE TO4 ?IS 0EXP]I5CE 9 ! T[]0 -- ,?URM]LEHNIS1 AS IT IS CALL$4 ,?AT ?IS EXP]I5CE C\LD H>DLY HAVE HAPP5$ ANY:]E ELSE BUT 9 A TOILET IS WELL DOCUM5T$ BY ! ANAL & EXCREM5TAL /YLE ( ,LU!R'S FANTASY3 AT LEA/ TWICE HE HAD VISIONS ( ! DEVIL 9 :I* ?AT ,EVIL ,SPIRIT ASSAULT$ HIM BY ! TIME-HONOR$ GE/URE ( CONTEMPT -- 0%[+ HIM HIS PO/]IOR10 9 ,GRIS>'S WORDS4 

,MORE3 ?IS ANAL PREOCCUPATION COLORS ,LU!R'S 5TIRE S5SIBILITY4 ,! ,POPE & HIS ,BI%OPS >E1 ,LU!R SAYS1 0UR9E1 EXCREM5T & FIL?444 ! FIL? ( SQUIR$OM1 DUNG SPLATT]$ ON ! SLEEVE10 ETC4 ,! DEVIL WANTS TO 0/9K US & /AB US ) HIS DUNG40 ,AS = MANK9D1 0WE >E BUT WORMS 9 ORDURE & FIL?40 ,SU* QUOTES C\LD BE MULTIPLI$ ALMO/ AD 9F9ITUM1 C]TA9LY AD NAUSEAM4 ,ALFR$ ,NOR? ,:ITEHEAD WAS BE+ ACCURATE1 NOT POLEMICAL1 :5 HE COMP>$ ,LU!R'S RHETORIC TO ,HITL]'S1 & SAID ?AT ,LU!R WAS 0MORE F\L-M\!D40 ,EV5 FAC+ DEA? ,LU!R C\LD ?9K 9 NO O!R IMAG]Y3 0,I AM ! RIPE %>D10 HE SAID1 0& ! WORLD IS ! GAP+ ANUS40 

,IT WAS1 ,I BELIEVE1 ,]I* ,FROMM :O FIR/ EXPLA9$ ! CONNECTION BETWE5 ! ,PROTE/ANT E?IC & ! RISE ( ,CAPITALISM -- A CONNECTION LONG NOT$ & WELL DOCUM5T$ BY SU* SOCIOLOGI/S AS ,TAWNEY & ,WEB] -- BY PO9T+ \T ?AT BO? ,PROTE/ANTISM & ,CAPITALISM >E CREATIONS ( :AT ,FREUD CALL$ 0ANAL P]SONALITES40 ,FROMM1 ( C\RSE1 HAS TO DILUTE & OBFUSCATE ! BASIC ,FREUDIAN 9SI<T 9 ORD] TO GET IT 9 L9E ) HIS SOCIOLOGICALIZATION ( PSY*OLOGY4 

,?IS DILUTION & OBFUSCATION IS :AT ,FROMM & O!R NEO-,FREUDIANS CELEBRATE AS !IR 0ADVANCE0 OV] ,FREUD'S 0BIOLOGICAL ORI5TATION40 ,:AT IS PRIM>Y TO ,FROMM IS NOT BODY-S5SATIONS BUT 0ATTITUDES T[>D ! WORLD0 OCCASIONALLY EXPRESS$ 09 ! LANGUAGE ( ! BODY40 7,I AM P>APHRAS+ & COND5S+ FROM HIS ,ESCAPE FROM ,FRE$OM47 ,?US ,FREUD'S CLE> & EM95TLY SCI5TIFIC CONCEPTION ( ! 0ANAL P]SONALITY0 BECOMES VULG>IZ$ 9TO ! FOGGY & USELESSLY VAGUE NOTION ( ! 0AU?ORIT>IAN P]SONALITY40 

,I LEAVE ?IS DE-MAT]IALIZ$ PSY*OLOGY TO ?OSE PR(ESSORS :O1 F9D+ IT USEFUL 9 MIX$ CLASSROOMS & 9(F5SIVE TO ! PUBLIC AT L>GE1 HAVE EMBRAC$ IT4 ,I TAKE IT ?AT ,I HAVE A BODY1 & MY READ] HAS A BODY1 & ?AT WE BO? HAD !M LONG BE=E WE BEGAN DEVELOP+ 0ATTITUDES T[>D ! WORLD10 & ?AT ANY PSY*OLOGY WOR? ELB[-ROOM AT ! C\NT] ( SCI5TIFIC CONSID]ATION WILL HAVE TO BE C5T]$ ON !SE FACTS & ON ! PULSAT+ RHY?MS ( ! LIV+ FLE%4 

,FREUD1 LIKE ,M>X -- &1 9 A DIFF]5T WAY1 LIKE ,CEZANNE -- WAS GIFT$ ) A SPECIAL K9D ( /UPIDITY2 A K9D ( /UPIDITY :I* 7,I FLATT] MYSELF7 (T5 APPE>S 9 ?IS COLUMN TO ! IRRITATION ( ITS READ]S4 ,I MEAN ! K9D ( /UPIDITY ?AT ! LITTLE BOY HAD 9 ,&]SON'S LEG5D :5 HE REFUS$ TO SEE ! ,EMP]OR'S NEW CLO!S4 ,M>X WAS JU/ DUMB 5\< TO IGNORE1 OR DISBELIEVE1 ALL ! CULTURAL PREJUDICES ( HIS 9FAM\S C5TURY & SEE ) HIS [N EYES ?AT ! RELATION ( BOSS & WORK] IS *IEFLY A PHYSICAL RELATION%IP1 AN 5]GY RELATION%IP1 9 :I* P>T ( ! WORK]'S 5]GY IS DRA9$ (F MU* 9 ! MANN] ?AT A VAMPIRE'S VICTIM HAS HIS BLOOD SUCK$4 

,ALL IDEOLOGICAL SUP]-/RUCTURE IS BUILT UPON ?IS SIMPLE 5]GY PROCESS1 & ,M>X WAS RI<T 9 REFUS+ TO LET ANY O!R FACT OR SET ( FACTS DI/RACT HIM FROM HIS UNBL9K+ EXAM9ATION ( ?IS C5TRAL CIRCUM/ANCE ( \R ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,:5 ! 0NATURAL SCI5CES0 & ! 0SOCIAL SCI5CES0 >E F9ALLY SYN!SIZ$1 ?IS BASIC 5]GY PROCESS WILL BE !IR *IEF L9K1 & WILL BE =MULAT$4 ,I AM CONV9C$1 9 A ,?IRD ,LAW ( ,!RMODYNAMICS4 

,FREUD'S /UPIDITY WAS ( AN EQUALLY BRILLIANT K9D3 HE WAS ! FIR/ PSY*OLOGI/ REALLY TO UND]/& ! IMPLICATIONS = PSY*OLOGY ( ! SIMPLE FACT ?AT PEOPLE HAVE BODIES4 7,CEZANNE'S /UPIDITY1 SIMIL>LY1 WAS TO LOOK AT ! WORLD AS A *ILD DOES & NOT AS AN >T TEA*] TELLS ONE TO47 

0444REFRE% MY B[ELS 9 ,! ,LORD40  
,/4 ,PAUL1 ,PHILEMON #a3#b 

,BUT TO RETURN TO MY FRI5D1 /&+ !RE AT ! UR9AL 9 ! GRIP ( AN UNUSUAL V>IETY ( IMPOT5CE4 

,READ]S >E BEG9N+ TO WRITE 9 ACCUS+ ME ( BE+ A ,REI*IAN4 & ,I DON'T WANT TO L5D SUPPORT TO SO T]RIBLE AN ACCUSATION1 BUT ,I ALSO DON'T SEE1 & CAN'T SEE1 H[ WE CAN ACC\NT = :AT HAPP5$ H]E EXCEPT BY SAY+1 9 ,REI*'S T]MS1 ?AT ! PRES5CE ( ! ,PRESID5T ( ! FIRM CREAT$ AN ANXIETY -- & ANXIETY1 TO ,DR4 ,REI*1 MEANT SIMPLY1 PHYSICALLY1 ! )DRAWAL ( LIFE-5]GY FROM ! P]IPH]Y ( ! BODY TO ITS CORE3 A CONTRACTION4 ,MY FRI5D'S G5ITAL-UR9>Y APP>ATUS W5T DEAD AS ! 5]GY FL[$ BACK 9TO HIS C5T]4 

7,= SOME 9T]E/+ DATA T5D+ TO 9DICATE ! 9CREAS+ PREVAL5CE ( ?IS ANXI\S 5]GY-CONTRACTION 9 ,AM]ICAN CULTURE1 SEE ,LAWR5CE ,B>?'S COLUMN 9 ! ,OCTOB] #aif ,REALI/47 

,AN EXP]I5CE ( MY [N COMES TO M9D H]E4 ,REC5TLY1 A GUY ,I KN[ GOT SO DAMN$ MAD AT ME ?AT HE REFUS$ TO SPEAK TO ME ANYMORE4 ,READ]S ( ?IS COLUMN MAY FIGURE HE HAD GOOD JU/IFICATION -- & ,I W\LD BE ! LA/ ONE 9 ! WORLD TO D5Y ?AT1 9T5T AS ,I AM ON BECOM+ KN[N AS ! MEANE/ LIT]>Y BA/>D S9CE ,BRANN ! ,ICONOCLA/ -- BUT ! PO9T IS ?AT MY (F5SE1 9 ?IS CASE1 WAS M]ELY SPEAK+ AGA9/ ! ,CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,BE+ S5T TO ,COV5TRY = ?IS1 BY A CAT :O HAS BE5 ONLY MILDLY PEEV$ BY MY SEXUAL & RELIGI\S H]ESIES1 IS :AT PROMPT$ ! QUE/ION ASK$ 9 ! TITLE ( ?IS COLUMN3 0,IS ,CAPITALISM A ,REVEAL$ ,RELIGION80 ,HAS IT N[ BECOME SO SACR$ ?AT QUE/ION+ IT IS MORE DANG]\S ?AN1 LET US SAY1 ASK+ IF ,JESUS EV] PULL$ HIS PUDD+ AS A BOY8 

,I AM GO+ TO COME ON SO /RONG AS TO SAY ?AT1 9 A ,FREUDIAN S5SE1 ,CAPITALISM ALWAYS HAS BE5 A REVEAL$ RELIGION4 70,RELIGION10 OLD ,PAPA ,SIGMUND ONCE SUCC9CTLY SAID1 0IS A PUBLIC NEUROSIS2 NEUROSIS IS A PRIVATE RELIGION407 ,CAPITALISM1 ,I W\LD 9 ALL S]I\SNESS SUGGE/1 CAN BE/ BE UND]/OOD AS A PUBLIC NEUROSIS *>ACT]I/IC ( SOCIETIES 9 :I* ! LIFE 5]GY HAS BE5 DRIV5 \T ( ! G5ITAL >EA 9TO ! ANAL >EA4  ,BE+ A PUBLIC NEUROSIS1 IT IS 9/ITUTIONALIZ$1 RITUALIZ$ & MY/IFICAT$ ) ALL ! POMP & FOLD]OL ( ANY O!R RELIGION4 

,LET US LOOK 9TO ! AGE ?AT GAVE BIR? TO ,CAPITALISM4 ,! ,LATE ,MIDDLE ,AGES W]E A TIME ( HY/]IA 7ALWAYS A RESULT ( PROLONG$ ANXIETY /ATES7 & ( WIT*-HUNT+ 7A SYMPTOM ( HY/]IA7 -- &1 F9ALLY1 ( IMPOT5CE4 ,! :OLE /YLE ( ! AGE1 AS ,SP5GL] W\LD CALL IT1 IS WELL ILLU/RAT$ BY ,RULL ,SUMMA DESID]ANTES ISSU$ BY ,POPE ,9NOC5T ,V,I,I,I3 

0,IT HAS 9DE$ LATELY COME TO ,\R E>S10 WROTE ,HIS ,HOL9ESS1 0?AT 9 SOME P>TS ( ,NOR!RN ,G]MANY444 MANY P]SONS ( BO? SEXES444 HAVE AB&ON$ !MSELVES TO DEVILS444 & BY !IR 9CANTATIONS1 SPELLS & CONJURATIONS444 HAVE SLA9 9FANTS YET 9 !IR MO!R'S WOMB1 AS ALSO ! (FSPR+ ( CATTLE444 ,!SE WRET*ES FUR!R AFFLICT & TORM5T M5 & WOM5444 ) T]RIBLE PITE\S PA9S & SORE DISEASES2 !Y H9D] M5 FROM P]=M+ ! SEXUAL ACT & WOM5 FROM CONCEIV+1 :5CE HUSB&S CANNOT KN[ !IR WIVES1 OR WIVES RECEIVE !IR HUSB&S4440 

,IT SEEMS EVID5T ?AT1 AS ,G4 ,RATTRAY ,TAYLOR NOTES 9 HIS BRILLIANT ,SEX 9 ,HI/ORY1 ,9NOC5T WAS CONC]N$ 0SOLELY ) C]TA9 PA?OLOGICAL SEXUAL PH5OM5A444 P>TICUL>LY PSY*IC IMPOT5CE & FRIGIDITY40 ,TAYLOR PRODUCES CONSID]ABLE EVID5CE ?AT SU* ,PAPAL FE>S W]E WELL-GR\ND$ BECAUSE ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,M$IEVAL ,*UR* WAS 9DE$ SO ?OR\<LY DE/ROY+ ! NORMAL SEXUAL FUNCTION+ ( M5 & WOM5 AS TO CREATE WIDESPREAD IMPOT5CE & 9F]TILITY4 

,! WIT*-HUNTS ( ! P]IOD W]E ALMO/ ALL1 ,TAYLOR DEMON/RATES1 BR\<T ON BY PEOPLE :O1 F9D+ !MSELVES IMPOT5T1 ACCUS$ SOME NEI<BOR ( 0BEWIT*+0 !M4 ,! 9FAM\S ,MALLEUS ,MALIFIC>UM1 ! H&BOOK US$ = C5TURIES BY WIT*-HUNT]S & ,9QUISITORS1 READS LIKE NO?+ SO MU* AS A MOD]N TEXTBOOK ( SEXUAL PA?OLOGY4 

,IT WAS \T ( ! MAEL/ROM ?AT ,PROTE/ANTISM & ,CAPITALISM EM]G$4 ,AS ! G5ITALS ( ! ,WE/]N ,WORLD DI$1 ITS ANUS1 SO TO SPEAK1 CAME TO BE ITS C5TRAL LIV+ PREOCCUPATION -- 9SPIR$ & GUID$ BY ! HY/]ICAL VISION ( ONE NEUROTIC MONK SITT+ ON A JOHN4 

,! PSY*OANALYTICAL 9SI<T ?AT MONEY REPRES5TS TO ! ANAL P]SONALITY -- ! FECES :I* IT COVETS -- IS NOT REALLY NEW OR NOVEL4 ,HAVE WE NOT ALWAYS SPOK5 ( 0FIL?Y LUCRE80 ,DOESN'T ,DANTE PUT ! USUR]S & ! BUGG]S 9 ONE POCKET ( HELL BECAUSE BO? >E 0AGA9/ NATURAL 9CREASE80 ,FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S AFT] ,DANTE1 DIDN'T ANO!R GREAT POET1 :O IS M>K$LY HO/ILE TO ,FREUDIAN !ORY1 9TUITIVELY MAKE ! SAME DISCOV]Y3 

,USURY KILLS ! *ILD 9 ! WOMB 

,& BREAKS %ORT ! Y\NG MAN'S C\RT+ 

,USURY BR+S AGE 9TO Y\?2 IT LIES BETWE5 ! 

BRIDE & ! BRIDEGROOM 

,USURY IS AGA9/ ,NATURE'S 9CREASE4 

,YES1 ?AT IS ,EZRA ,P\ND1 9 HIS ,CANTO #e#a4 ,ELSE:]E1 ,P\ND HAS 9DICAT$ ! SAME AW>5ESS ( ! PRO- ANAL1 ANTI-G5ITAL DIRECTION ( ! ,CAPITALI/ 7OR1 AS HE CALLS IT1 ,USUROCRATIC7 TEMP]AM5T3 

HIS CONDOM FULL ( BLACK BEETLES1 TATTOO M>KS R\ND ! ANUS1 

& A CIRCLE ( LADY GOLF]S AB\T HIM4 

! C\RAGE\S VIOL5T 

SLA%+ !MSELVES ) KNIVES ! C[>DLY 9CIT]S TO VIOL5CE444 

! BEA/ ) A HUNDR$ LEGS1 ,U,S,U,R,I,A & ! SWILL FULL ( RESPECTORS 

B[+ TO ! LORDS ( ! PLACE1 EXPLA9+ ITS ADVANTAGES1 

& ! LAUDATORES TEMPORIS ACTI CLAIM+ ?AT ! %IT US$ TO BE BLACK] & RI*] 

7,CANTO #a#e7 

,AT ! 5D ( ,>?UR ,MILL]'S NOVEL4 ,! ,MISFITS1 ! H]O CURSES1 NOT 0MONEY10 BUT1 SIGNIFICANTLY1 0%IT1 & MONEY40 ,ANO!R >TI/IC EXPRESSION ( ! ANAL ORI5TATION ( ! MOD]N WORLD OCCURS 9 ,NORMAN ,MAIL]'S 0,! ,TIME ( ,H] ,TIME10 9 :I* ! PROTAGONI/1 TRY+ TO CURE HIS GIRL ( FRIGIDITY1 F9DS HE CAN BR+ H] TO ORGASM BY 5T]+ P] ANUM4 

,ACTUALLY1 ! PSY*OANALYTICAL !ORY ( MONEY AS A SYMBOLIC TURD IS ALREADY IMPLICIT 9 ! ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN MY? ( WORK AS ,ADAM'S ,CURSE4 ,DR4 ,K>L ,M5N+]'S ,! ,HUMAN ,M9D REC\NTS A CASE-HI/ORY ( A MILLIONAIRE :O WAS COMPULSIVELY BUSY TO ESCAPE ANXIETIES CONNECT$ ) 9FANTILE ANAL GUILTS4 ,SIMIL> CASES APPE> 9 ! WORKS ( ,FREUD1 ,F]5CZI & ,JONES1 AMONG O!RS4 ,ABRAHAM DESCRIBES 9 HIS  ,SELECT$ ,PAP]S ON ,PSY*OANALYSIS A PATI5T :OSE ANXIETIES C5T]$ >\ND ! IDEA ( BE+ =C$ TO EAT EXCREM5T AS A PUNI%M5T = S93 ! !ME ( TWO OR ?REE ( ! MO/ POPUL> JOKES 9 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 

0,WORK10 SAYS ,DURKHEIM BRIEFLY1 0IS /ILL = MO/ M5 A PUNI%M5T & A SC\RGE40 ,FREUD1 P]HAPS1 PUT IT EV5 MORE SIMPLY1 9 HIS /UDY ( ,DO/EOVSKI1 SAY+ ?AT ,DO/EOVSKI WAS UND] A COMPULSION TO MAKE HIS BURD5 ( GUILT TAKE TANGIBLE =M AS A BURD5 ( DEBT4 ,NORMAN ,BR[N'S BRILLIANT ,LIFE ,AGA9/ ,DEA? 7TO :I* ,I AM GREATLY 9DEBT$7 SUMS IT ALL UP ?USLY3 0,MONEY IS HUMAN GUILT ) ! DROSS REF9$ AWAY TILL IT IS A PURE CRY/AL ( SELF-PUNI%M5T1 BUT IT REMA9S FIL?Y BECAUSE IT REMA9S GUILT40 

,IT MAY SEEM ALMO/ TOO PAT IF WE N[ REM9D \RSELVES ?AT ! CONG5ITAL PROBLEM ( ,CAPITALISM1 NEV] YET SOLV$1 IS ! PROBLEM ( DUMP+ ! SURPLUS4 

,! PSY*O-DYNAMICS ( ,CAPITALISM1 9 %ORT1 SEEM TO CONSI/ ( :AT CYB]NETICI/S CALL A CIRCUL>-CAUSAL PROCESS4 ,BORN ( NEUROTIC ANXIETY & DES5SITIZATION 7CONTRACTION ( ! LIFE 5]GIES71 IT CON/ANTLY G5]ATES MORE ANXIETY ?R\< ITS UNPR$ICTABLE BOOM-&-BU/ CYCLES & ! W>S 9CID5T UPON ITS IMP]IALI/IC NECESSITY TO DUMP ! SURPLUS4 ,BUT ?IS SECOND-ORD] ANXIETY 7:I* AFFLICTS ! BOSS AS WELL AS ! WORK]1 = HE1 TOO1 IS ! VICTIM ( ! CYCLE7 BRE$S ?AT 0BUSY-BUSY-BUSY0 COMP5SAT+ ACTIVITY :I* DRIVES ! :OLE SY/EM EV] ONW>D 9TO CONTRADICTIONS1 CRA%ES & FUR!R ANXIETIES4 

,DR4 ,WILHELM ,REI*'S !ORY WAS ?AT CANC] IS CAUS$1 P>TIALLY1 BY ! CONTRACTION ( LIFE 5]GIES1 I4E41 ANXIETY4 7,& ANYBODY :O D\BTS ,REI*'S !ORY ( ANXIETY ONLY NE$S TO OBS]VE HIMSELF 9 A MOM5T ( /RESS TO BE CONV9C$ ?AT ,REI* WAS ABSOLUTELY RI<T4 ,IMPROP] BREA?+ & :AT ,A4 ,S4 ,NEILL CALLS 0! /IFF /OMA* DANG]0 MAKE UP ! FEEL+ WE CALL 0ANXIETY0 OR 0T5SION10 & BO? >E SYMPTOMATIC ( MUSCUL> CONTRACTION1 SU* AS WE SEE ON A V]Y GROSS LEVEL 9 AN 9FANT CR++ ) FE>47 

,CONSID]1 9 ! CONTEXT ( ,REI*'S IDEA1 ! FOLL[+ WORDS ( ONE ( ! MO/ 5?USIA/IC DEF5D]S ( MOD]N ,AM]ICAN ,CAPITALISM1 ,DR4 ,]NE/ ,DI*T]1 ,PRESID5T ( ,! ,9/ITUTE ( ,MOTIVATIONAL ,RESE>*3 0,POSSIBLY MORE ?AN HALF ( ALL HUMAN DISEASES >E PSY*OG5IC40 SAYS ,DR4 ,DI*T] 9  ,! ,/RATEGY ( ,DESIRE2 0WORRY1 MALADJU/M5T & O!R EMOTIONAL DI/URBANCES CAN BE RESPONSIBLE = ALMO/ ANY?+ FROM HE>T ATTACK TO CANC]40 ,DR4 ,DI*T]'S JOB4 AS HI<-PRIE/ ( ,MOTIVATIONAL ,RESE>*1 IS US+ ?IS 0WORRY1 MALADJU/M5T & O!R EMOTIONAL DI/URBANCES0 TO 9FLU5CE PEOPLE TO ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE EXPLOIT$ /ILL FUR!R BY ! ,P[] ,ELITE ( ,CAPITALISM4 

,ACCORD+ TO ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA'S REC5T SYMPOSIUM ON PSY*OLOGICAL FACTORS 9 CANC]1 ALL ! WOM5 ) CANC] ( ! BREA/ EXAM9$ BY ,DR4 ,FRANZ ,ALEX&] 9 ONE /UDY %[$ SEV]E PSY*IATRIC DI/URBANCES1 G5]ALLY ) SOME DEGREE ( SEXUAL MALFUNCTION+2 ANO!R /UDY1 ( WOM5 ) CANC] ( ! UT]US1 %[$ EV5 MORE CONSPICU\S SEXUAL DI/URBANCES1 ESPECIALLY ( ! SORT CALL$ 0FRIGIDITY0 7,PSY*OLOGICAL ,V>IABLES 9 ,HUMAN ,CANC]1 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,CALI=NIA ,PRESS74 

,VIHJALMUR ,/EFANSSON'S ,CANC]3 ,DISEASE ( ,CIVILIZATION PO9TS \T ?AT ?IS PA?OLOGY IS R>E1 OR NON-EXI/5T1 AMONG PRIMITIVE TRIBES4 ,NE$ WE ADD TO ?IS ?AT ! PHYSICAL BE>+ ( PRIMITIVE PEOPLES IS SO DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( \R SO-CALL$ 0CIVILIZATION0 ?AT ALMO/ EV]Y EXPLOR] ON RECORD COMES BACK ) BEMUS$ COMM5TS ON ! SUBJECT8 ,PRIMITIVE MAN1 FREE ( ! ANXIETIES & >MORS-AGA9/-ANXIETY *>ACT]I/IC ( \R CULTURE1 /&S & WALKS & SITS AS A HUMAN BE+ %\LD1 GRACEFULLY & NATURALLY4 ,LOOK >\ND Y\ & NOTICE H[ MU* VISIBLE T5SION Y\ CAN SEE 9 PEOPLE'S PO/URES2 & Y\ WILL KN[ :Y ,DR4 ,REI* CALL$ CANC] A %R9K+ BIOPA?Y4 

,\R K9DLY $ITOR HAS ASK$ ME TO /OP US+ ! EXAMPLE ( ! GUY WALK+ 9TO ! P>K ) A RADIO 9 HIS H& EV]Y TIME ,I WANT TO SAY ?AT PEOPLE >E DEAD 9 MOD]N ,AM]ICA4 ,OKAY4 ,I WILL USE ANO!R EXAMPLE4 ,I ONCE SAID TO A Y\NG LADY 7:O HAPP5$ TO BE ! WIFE ( ! GUY :O /OPP$ TALK+ TO ME :5 HE F\ND \T ,I'M A SOCIALI/71 0,DIG ?AT TREE !RE -- W[60 ,%E REPLI$1 ICILY1 0,I DUG IT10 PUTT+ ME D[N = BE+ SO CORNY AS TO TALK ?AT WAY4 ,! PO9T WAS ?AT %E HADN'T DUG IT2 %E HAD H>DLY GLANC$ AT IT4 ,BA%O C\LD FLIP OV] A SI<T AS SIMPLE AS A TOM CAT ) ! ,Y51 & WRITE A POEM AB\T IT3 

,YAWN+4 ,!N1 FULLY AWAKE1 

! CAT GOES \T 

TO A NI<T ( POONTANG4 

,?IS IS NOT JU/ 0! POET'S EYE02 ,CEZANNE HAD IT4 ,NOR IS IT ! 0>TI/'S EYE02 ,D>W9 HAD IT :5 HE LOOK$ AT ! IGUANA & 9TUIT$ ! LAW ( EVOLUTION4 ,IT IS ! SPECIAL K9D ( /UPIDITY ,I WAS TALK+ AB\T E>LI] 9 ?IS COLUMN4 ,IT IS ! 9NOC5T *ILDI% EYE ( A MAN :O IS NOT COMPLETELY BL9D$ BY ! ORGANIZ$ BULL%IT & DES5SITIZATION ( AN UNJU/ SOCIAL SY/EM4 ,IT IS OBVI\S1 OR %\LD BE1 ?AT ! PREJUDIC$ :ITE NEV] 0SEES0 A ,NEGRO2 HE SEES ! SOCIAL LIES1 /]EOTYPES1 9 HIS [N M9D4 7,?IS IS ! PO9T ( ! BE/ NOVEL EV] WRITT5 AB\T ! ,NEGRO 9 ,AM]ICA1 ,RALPH ,ELLISON'S ,9VISIBLE ,MAN47 

,IT %\LD BE EQUALLY OBVI\S ?AT1 9 A SOCIAL SY/EM MOTIVAT$ BY ANXIETY & A DEAD5+ ( LIFE 5]GY1 NOBODY EV5 SEES ! /REET ON :I* HE LIVES ANYMORE4 ,WE >E WALK+ DEAD M51 AS ,LAWR5CE TRI$ SO H>D TO %[ US 9 ,LADY ,*ATT]LEY'S ,LOV]1 ?AT GREAT & MO/LY UNREAD NOVEL 9 :I* AV]AGE READ]S HOP >\ND LOOK+ = SYMBOLIC SEXUAL GRATIFICATION & SKIPP+ ! PASSAGES :I* GIVE ! BOOK HALF ITS MEAN+ -- ! PASSAGES AB\T H[ ,CLIF=D'S IMPOT5CE & P>ALYZES DROVE HIM TO BECOM+ A SUCCESSFUL BUS9ESSMAN4 

,! :OLE WORLD HAS BE5 /UNN$ = #ag YE>S N[ BY ! OP5+1 9 #a#i#d#d1 ( ! ,NAZI ANNIHILATION CAMPS4 ,WE /ILL DON'T KN[ H[ TO EXPLA9 SU* ?+S1 H[ !Y C\LD BE POSSIBLE4 ,LET ME BR+ ?IS COLUMN T[>D A CONCLUSION ) A SET ( FACTS ?AT MAY ?R[ SOME LI<T ON :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,G]MANY -- & IS HAPP5+ H]E -- FACTS :I* >E ALL EXPLA9$ BY MY HYPO!SIS ?AT ,CAPITALISM D]IVES FROM DEAD5+ ( ! G5ITALS & C5T]+ ( ! 9T]E/ 9 ! ANUS1 BUT :I* CANNOT BE EXPLA9$1 SO F> AS ,I KN[1 BY ANY O!R HYPO!SIS4 

,! ,5GLI% ( ,%AKESPE>E'S DAY W]E A BAWDY1 SEXY1 UN9HIBIT$ BUN* ( HIP/]S4 ,AS ,CAPITALISM GREW 9 ,5GL&1 ?IS NATIONAL *>ACT] *ANG$ M>K$LY1 SO MU* SO ?AT IT IS DIFFICULT = US TO IMAG9E ,FAL/AFF & HIS FRI5DS AS TRULY ,5GLI%4 ,! MOD]N PO/-,CAPITALI/ ,5GLI%MAN IS ! EPITOME ( ! >MOR$ 9DIVIDUAL1 RIGID1 COMPULSIVELY 0MORAL10 UTT]LY LACK+ 9 SPONTANEITY4 ,SIMULTANE\SLY1 ,5GL& WAS ! FIR/ NATION CONSCI\SLY TO IDEALIZE ! COMPLETELY FRIGID WOMAN4 

,CAPITALISM WAS BORN 9 ,G]MANY1 *IEFLY1 & *IEFLY 9 ! AGE ( ,LU!R4 

,CALV9'S FANATICALLY ANTI-SEXUAL REGIME 9 ,G5EVA WAS ALSO ONE ( ! PRIM>Y CREATORS ( ! ,CAPITALI/ SPIRIT4 ,RALEI<1 OBS]V+ ! DEADNESS ( ! ,G5EVESE1 REM>K$ ?AT !Y HAD 0NO?+ LEFT BUT !IR USURY40 

,AS ,CAPITALISM CAME TO DOM9ANCE 9 ,G]MANY1 ! ,G]MAN NATIONAL *>ACT] BECAME MORE & MORE RIGID1 >MOR$1 0CLOS$0 & SECRETIVE1 LACK+ 9 PLAY & SPONTANEITY1 ETC4 ,\T ( ?IS CAME ! AUTOMATON :O IS A LIV+ C>ICATURE ( HUMANITY1 ! GOOSE-/EPP+ T9 SOLDI] KN[N AS ! ,NAZI4 

,AM]ICA1 ! ONLY SURVIV+ #a.0 ,CAPITALI/ NATION1 IS ! MO/ ,PURITANICAL NATION 9 ! WORLD4 ,IT IS ! ONLY NATION1 9DE$1 :I* HAS EXECUT$ A MAN 9 ! #b? ,C5TURY1 NOT = MURD]1 BUT 79 EFFECT7 = A ,SEXUAL (F5SE4 

,DES5SITIZATION 9 ,AM]ICA IS GR[+ MORE APPALL+ ALL ! TIME4 ,LAWR5CE ,B>? REC\NT$ 9 ! ,REALI/ A FEW MON?S AGO AN 9CID5T AT A RACETRACK 9 ,ILL9OIS :]E A SECTION ( ! GR&/& COLLAPS$1 KILL+ & 9JUR+ A GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE2 ! PEOPLE 9 ! UNCOLLAPS$ P>T ( ! GR&/& W]E COMPLETELY UNMOV$1 ACCORD+ TO REPORTS -- EV5 ?OSE SITT+ ONLY A FEW FEET FROM ! GROAN+ BODIES ( ! VICTIMS4 ,IT IS ?IS C\NTRY ALSO :I* TWICE DROPP$ ATOMIC BOMBS ON TWO CITIES FULL ( M51 WOM5 & *ILDR51 & :I* P\R$ BURN+ NAPALM ON ITS 5EMIES 9 ,KOREA4 

,REC5TLY1 9 ,H>MONY1 ,NOR? ,C>OL9A1 ! ,AM]ICAN ,LEGION /AG$ A LITTLE RABBIT HUNT -- = *>ITABLE PURPOSES1 ( C\RSE4 ,! RABBITS W]E BEAT5 TO DEA? ) BASEBALL BATS4 

,! MY/]IES ( ,CAPITALI/ ECONOMICS >E HELD TO BE AS SACR$ AS ?OSE ( ANY O!R RELIGION -- I4E41 EV]Y O!R ORGANIZ$ SOCIAL NEUROSIS4 ,ONLY ! 0EXP]TS0 >E SUPPOS$ TO BE ABLE TO UND]/& 0! RATE ( 9T]E/10 0! PRICE ( MONEY10 ! 0DANG]S0 ( 09FLATION10 ETC4 ,! :OLE SY/EM -- 0! BLACK MAGIC ( MONEY10 AS ,P\ND ONCE CALL$ IT -- SIMPLY RE/S UPON BRE$+ MONEY AS IF IT W]E ALIVE4 70,IS Y\R GOLD EWES & RAMS80 -- ,%AKESPE>E47 ,OR1 AS ,PAT]SON1 ! F\ND] ( ! ,BANK ( ,5GL&1 PUT IT1 0! BANK HA? 9T]E/ ON ALL MONEYS IT CREATES \T ( NO?+40 ,?IS CREATION \T ( NO?+ IS JU/ :AT ! 9FANT WANTS TO DO ) ITS FECES1 ACCORD+ TO ,FREUD1 ,JONES1 ,F]5CZI1 ,ABRAHAM1 ,M5N+] & O!R PSY*OANALY/S4 7,REXRO? ONCE P>APHRAS$ ,DANTE'S ANALYSIS ( ?IS SY/EM BY SAY+ ?AT1 TO ,DANTE1 ! USUR] IS A P$]A/ :O WANTS TO MAKE HIS TURDS HIS HEIRS47 

,I C\LD GO ON1 BUT :AT'S ! USE8 ,?OSE :O HAVE HAD A LITTLE EXP]I5CE 9 PSY*IATRY WILL KN[ :AT ,I'M GETT+ AT3 O!RS WILL JU/ LAU<1 AS !Y'VE BE5 LAU<+ S9CE ,FREUD PUBLI%$ HIS FIR/ CASE HI/ORIES4 ,I ASK ONLY ONE ?+ ( SKEPTICS3 DON'T BR+ UP ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA1 PLEASE4 ,?AT HORRIBLE EXAMPLE ( ,/ATE ,CAPITALISM HAS NO?+ TO DO ) :AT ,I1 & O!R LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/S1 W\LD (F] AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! PRES5T SY/EM4 

,DANTE SAID ( ! DAMN$ 9 HELL ?AT !Y W]E P]SONS :O HAD LO/ IL B5 DEL' 9TELLETTO1 :I* ,I DON'T ?9K IT'S AT ALL EXTRAVAGANT TO TRANSLATE AS3 !IR ABILITY TO DIG ?+S4 ,?IS IS NOT A ,M>XI/ K9D ( SOCIAL CRITICISM ,I HAVE BE5 PRES5T+ 9 ?IS COLUMN1 BUT JU/ A WAY ( SAY+ ?AT !RE'S SOME?+ PA?OLOGICAL1 LIT]ALLY SO1 AB\T A SY/EM :I* 9CREAS+LY BL9DS PEOPLE TO ! JOYS ( ! S5SES & TIES !M D[N TO A N>R[ GROOVE ( PR(IT-SEEK+4 

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