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But Jared, a curious teenager who at times could be intellectually intimidating, stood out because of his passionate opinions about government and his obsession with dreams. He became intrigued by antigovernment conspiracy theories, including that the Sept. 11 attacks were perpetrated by the government and that the countrys central banking system was enslaving its citizens. His anger would well up at the sight of President George W. Bush, or in discussing what he considered to be the nefarious designs of government. I think he feels the people should be able to govern themselves, said Ms. Figueroa, his former girlfriend. We didnt need a higher authority. Breanna Castle, 21, another friend from junior and senior high school, agreed. He was all about less government and less America, she said, adding, He thought it was full of conspiracies and that the government censored the Internet and banned certain books from being read by us. Among the books that he would later cite as his favorites: Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, Mein Kampf and The Communist Manifesto. Also: Peter Pan. And there was that fascination with dreams. Ms. Castle acknowledged that in high school, she too developed an interest in analyzing her dreams. But Jareds interest was much deeper. It started off with dream interpretation, but then he delved into the idea of accessing different parts of your mind and trying to control your entire brain at all times, she said. He was troubled that we only use part of our brain, and he thought that he could unlock his entire brain through lucid dreaming. With lucid dreaming, the dreamer supposedly becomes aware that he or she is dreaming and then is able to control those dreams. George Osler IV, the father of one of Jareds former friends, said his son explained the notion to him this way: You can fly. You can experience all kinds of things that you cant experience in reality. full: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/us/16loughner.html ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
