GRGR(19): The Victim in a Vakuum

[Jeremy Osner]

Lycidas at worldnet.att.net wrote:

> He can't reconcile his private dream, his personal need to
> be a victim ( and this seems to be OK in the book) with his
> taking care of business--which translates to being a victim
> of the Dominatrix-substitutes you mention above.

So "can't reconcile" means he is in denial about his need for victimhood? That
sounds like a good reading to me -- he is redirecting his OK personal need
onto non-OK political venues. I can't express that very well though, it comes
out sounding kinda pop-psychological. My understanding of psychology is rooted
pretty firmly in the realm of the pop. Would you take a stab at phrasing this
better? Thanks,
Jeremy