The Power of Now - by Eckhart Tolle

[henry quirk]

They were specifically trained to be dupes!

you wanna excuse the soldier who rapes and blame only the general who sanctions the rape

Being taught to be a fool doesn't absolve you of the responsibility to not be a fool. But it's certainly a mitigating factor. However, some people don't even have the tools to recognise any of what i've just said as meaningful. One cannot be responsible for what one cannot control.

mebbe the difference, then, between us is: I think folks can exercise a great deal of self-control while you think they can't