By Randy A. Sprinkle

GENEVA - June 30, 2006 - The risk of bird flu mutating into an form more easily spread between people is still high and there could be an upswing in human infections at the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned………It said the pattern of infections was “reminiscent” of that seen during the 1918-1919 Spanish flu pandemic which killed 40 million to 50 million people worldwide. - Reuters

The above statement cast a worrisome shadow on a subject that has been covered often in the news over the last year. Citizens world wide have been closely following these reports and in some countries stocking up on Tamiflu to the point there was none available in that market. At present the disease affects mostly birds.

However, there seems to be another disease, possibly even more deadly, that has gone unchecked to a large extent. This disease also threatens humanity - it has already mutated - and has infected a large number of people world wide. The symptoms can go almost unnoticed at first and many of the infected victims go about their jobs and daily task unaware of their condition.

This disease has been called “Stockholm Syndrome” and originally was confined to captives. It was not known to be contagious, but recent evidence suggest that it can be transmitted from human to human. Furthermore, it also has now mutated and passed from captives to society. There is no need for physical contact to infect other parties or spread the disease for it can be transmitted by the media, through print, over the airways and internet, and also by casual contact.

Below we first define and analyze this disease and then show how it has mutated and spread throughout society:

Characteristics of the Stockholm syndrome include:

1. The captives start to identify with their captors, at first as a means of survival, calculating that the captor won’t hurt them if they are cooperative and supportive.

2. The captives realize a rescue attempt is dangerous and could result in their being hurt or even killed, and so they come to fear and oppose efforts to rescue them.

3. Longer-term captivity fosters an emotional attachment to the captor, as the victims learn of the captor’s problems and grievances, as well as his hopes and aspirations. In some cases, the captives come to identify with and believe in the justness of the captor’s “cause.”

Now that we have established the characteristics above we will consider them in juxtaposition with the current outbreak of the new strain.

Modern mutated strain of the Stockholm syndrome:

1. The captives [individuals] start to identify with their captors [terrorists], at first as a means of survival, calculating that the captor [terrorist] won’t hurt them if they are cooperative and supportive.

2. The captives [individuals] realize rescue [pre-emptive action] is dangerous and could result in their being hurt or even killed, and so they come to fear and oppose efforts to rescue [protect] them.

3. Longer-term captivity [conflict] fosters an emotional attachment to the captor [terrorist] as the victims learn of the captor’s [terrorist’s] problems and grievances, as well as his hopes and aspirations. In some cases, the captives [individuals] come to identify with and believe in the justness of the captor’s [terrorist’s] “cause.”

Conclusion:

What is amazing about this new mutated strain is that it is mostly infecting and spreading in western cultures and in Israel. Although all types of people are affected, it seems that those especially at risk are journalist of major news outlets, higher academia, leftist politicians, and members of liberal organizations among others.

There is no known cure at the moment but some victim’s have responded to reality and mega doses of the truth.

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Related: War Against Islamo-fascism, Political Correctness, Philosophy / Ideology

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