-Caveat Lector- http://www.nmt.edu/~shipman/org/hier.html below is a sample from the site: In American culture today, the hierarchical theory of organizations is so deeply ingrained that many people are completely unaware of it. This theory represents social structures as pyramids, with the serfs on the bottom and various layers of leaders leading up to the supreme commander on the top. Examples are the Catholic Church and the armed forces. Two of the assumptions in this model bother me: That the people above are smarter than the ones below and they know better what is going on; That watching over other people is a more important activity than producing actual goods and services. In Illuminatus!, a satirical study of social pathologies, Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea brought out an important principal that causes trouble in hierarchies: the Snafu Principle. People tend to say what they think the boss wants to hear, especially if they have noticed that the practice of ``shooting the messenger'' is common. This means that the information passed up the pyramid is distorted at each level. Thus, each higher layer of managers tends to have less and less contact with reality, and near the top they are often completely out of touch. http://www.nmt.edu/~shipman/org/hier.html ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Prudence L. Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm afraid I'm fresh out of outrage at the parents. Nobody has yet convinced me that people should not live in religious communities of their own choosing. No one has yet convinced me that police cannot make arrests the old fashioned way, by going up to a door and knocking and telling the individual they are charging with a crime to come down town with them. Personal responsibility is something that our justice department agencies need to consider as well. There was a time when our law enforcement people at all levels were respected. Now all they engender is fear. Prudy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
