I seem to remember Malcolm Macdowell¹s Droog with his eyes wide open in
Kubrik¹s Clockwork Orange being shown some pretty ugly film material as a
form of aversion therapy. To begin with he clearly enjoyed it. Not sure
about later on...

Regards

Simon


On 5/12/08 15:31, "Alan Sondheim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> There was a study done recently - forget the source - indicating that
> bullies' brains actually experience pleasure (i.e. the pleasure centers
> are activated) when depictions of cruelty are to them. This is something
> one suspected all along - that cruelty actually gives pleasure, that it's
> not a question of talking someone out of it - the talking itself might be
> pleasurable to him or her, to the extent that what might be seen as a
> delaying tactic is already a sign of fear. In warfare all this can trigger
> big of course. - Alan
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