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Miller-McCune: An Omnipotent Enemy Comforts Us.

“According to one school of thought, this tendency to exaggerate the strength of our adversaries serves a specific psychological function. It is less scary to place all our fears on a single, strong enemy than to accept the fact our well-being is largely based on factors beyond our control. An enemy, after all, can be defined, analyzed and perhaps even defeated.

03/09/10 • 10:39 AM • PoliticsPsychology • No Comments

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