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Tue 06 Jun 2009Our calls for reform fail to blame our basic culture
We may be overlooking the nature of Ireland’s modus operandi when we yell for change, writes ELAINE BYRNE.
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME is a psychological response by kidnap victims who become sympathetic and loyal to their kidnappers. Hostages bond with the hostage taker as a basic survival strategy. Isolation induces the prisoner to adopt the captor’s mindset.
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