Like it or not "We The People" have a duty obligation to Americas future generations on Nov. 3, 2020 to confront our simplistic thinking for their sake over our immediate needs having unselfishly proclaimed via power of the vote what "NORMAL" in democracy shall mean this day and all days forward in no uncertain terms.
To use critical thinking should not suggest that everyone must become a walking encyclopedia about everything our elected government may policy decision, but rather, what emphasizes why all Americans have a patriotic citizenship obligation to study, learn , and think about all the things that are of the highest importance honored all.
The bulk of critical theory on criminal thinking has been derived primarily from people who are incarcerated or have otherwise broken the law. But there is often a thin line separating criminals behind bars from the rest of us.
The research on criminal thinking underscores the most common patterns of irrational thought that lead to disordered decisions.
Most common criminal thinking patterns are not so much convoluted as simplistic and one-dimensional . Then there is a tendency among some to see themselves as always the victim. People who think this way do not take responsibility for their choices. For others still, there is a lack of perspective about time , which results in living primarily in the present , without investing in the future or taking into account the consequences of one's actions.
One aspect of criminal thinking patterns stands out most because of its prevalence among noncriminal segments of the population. It is an attitude of ownership,or what can be referred to a sense of entitlement. Inherent in this attitude is a cockiness that borders on blatant narcissism.
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Those with an extreme sense of entitlement are able to justify violating other people or their property without regard to their rights.
If their thinking stems from an "inferiority complex," those who feel entitled see themselves as helpless and often as victims.
They discount their own failure to put in the effort required to improve their lives.
Some will choose to steal, manipulate, and otherwise take from others because of their belief that the world owes them. They fail to see their own negligence in considering alternative ways of thinking and living.
A person may believe they should always have first shot at everything, usually because of background.
They think those like them are also superior and therefor due anything they desire, even if getting it means taking form others. Like trumps unorthodox wall funding methods, for example.
They feel entitlement to the best educational and job opportunities, and are often offended by others who want the best for themselves. Desiring the best in life is not the problem. This thinking is problematic when people are willing to violate others by discrimination, exploitation, and oppression , denying them the same rights, opportunities, and access to valued resources.
It is as apparent among those considered to be otherwise intelligent and successful, who have attended top-notch schools and run major corporations, as it is among the uneducated, underprivileged, and criminal and mentally ill populations.
The common demonstrator is the human tendency of failing to think well or at all.
Share: M. Scott Peck, M.D. - The Road Less Traveled and Beyond, Spiritual Growth in an Age of Anxiety.
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