RE: Healing despite a life time of authority induced traumatic stress
I know what you mean about always looking over your shoulder and expecting them to turn up. Every time I hear sirens I tense up, yet most of the time they are ambulances, so I shouldn't. That pounding knock at the door makes my heart jump. Yet most of the time when you firmly, but politely stand your ground, doing no wrong, they do back down. They know when they're in the wrong. It's just sometimes you hear those stories of the one that gets aggressive and you wonder if this will be the one.
Another thing they talk about like it's a bad thing is people who have a problem with authority. It seems to me that those who don't question authority have more of a problem. If you have chosen to give someone authority because it's their area of expertise, then fine, but we didn't choose to give these people authority over us, so I think we are well within our rights to ask them to justify it.
I agree with you. In fact, it is the duty and responsibility of the citizen to hold the authority accountable. The citizen is the checks and balance with authority. If the citizen does NOT do their duty, then authority will run rampant. We are not actually supposed to submit to authority, but challenge it, confront it and hold it accountable at all times. People think that is what the three branches of government are for, but there is a four branch that never seems to be discussed an that is the people! But we have been remiss in our duties.
It does not help that we have developed such a fear of the authorities due to the abusive way they often treat people. Often those that do challenge them are beaten down, not only by the authorities, but those around them. You also have to be confident in knowing where you stand, because they will make rules up knowing full well most don't know enough to argue it and because they change the rules at whim anyway, you can't keep up with it.
I agree. That is why I took the stand that I did. I had the skills to be able to stand up and know when they lie. I felt it was my duty to do so because their game is so complex. I know that a lot of people just cannot do what I did. So I stood up for them. I share for them. I teach this stuff so that we can all find freedom as we all have a piece to the puzzle.
I have friends (and myself) who have a knocking ban because a knock on the door could literally cause a heart attack. We have to open the door quietly and holler "hey its me" instead of knocking. 'Murica.