Introduction
The Psychology of Modern Leftism
Feelings of Inferiority
Oversocialization
The Power Process
Surrogate Activities
Autonomy
Sources of Social Problems
Disruption of the Power Process in Modern Society
How Some People Adjust
The Motives of Scientists
The Nature of Freedom
Some Principles of History
Industrial-Technological Society Cannot Be Reformed
Restriction of Freedom is Unavoidable in Industrial Society
The “Bad” Parts of Technology Cannot Be Separated from the “Good” Parts
Technology is a More Powerful Social Force than the Aspiration for Freedom
Simpler Social Problems Have Proved Intractable
Revolution is Easier than Reform
Control of Human Behavior
Human Race at a Crossroads
Human Suffering
The Future
Strategy
Two Kinds of Technology
The Danger of Leftism
Final Note
ENDNOTES
CONCLUDING NOTE
NOTES
LIST OF WORKS CITED
1. WHAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT
2. HOW THE SYSTEM EXPLOITS THE IMPULSE TO REBEL
3. THE SYSTEM’S NEATEST TRICK
4. THE TRICK IS NOT PERFECT
5. AN EXAMPLE
AFTERWORD
1. The Purpose of This Article
2. Technology Is the Target
3. The Timber Industry Is a Side Issue
4. Why the System Is Tough
5. It Is Useless to Attack the System in Terms of Its Own Values
6. Radicals Must Attack the System at the Decisive Points
ENDNOTE
Letter to David Skrbina, January 2, 2004
Letter to David Skrbina, August 29, 2004
Letter to David Skrbina, September 18, 2004
Letter to David Skrbina, October 12, 2004
Letter to David Skrbina, November 23, 2004
Letter to David Skrbina, January 3, 2005
Letter to David Skrbina, March 17, 2005
II. Why Revolution May Succeed
III. Necessity Of Revolution
Letter to David Skrbina, April 5, 2005
Letter to David Skrbina, July 10, 2005
Extract from a Letter to A.O.
Letter from FC to Scientific American, 1995.
Letter to M. K., Dated October 4, 2003
Letter to J.N., Dated April 29, 2001
BY J. ALIENUS RYCHALSKI, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BVD.
EXPLANATION OF THE JUDICIAL OPINIONS