One more round of applause for Cats. As alot of members have said on this forum, Sandy really is, or was a scary one. Sandy, Manson, the Squekster, all seem to sound the same when confronted with questions about the "justification " of the murders. It always seems to me that they start babbling bs and then look (always with the eyes) at the questioner as if they are the crazy one for not understanding the bull that they just spewed or asking the question in the first place.
Fromme said somewhere that CM taught them how to intimidate. To me it's just like they were all into mimicry of their leader whose psychopathic behaviour was clearly not seen fo wht it was but rather as powrful, charismatic, confident and exemplary. Apparently new theory on "reactive attachment disorder" gives a few options, people can become introverts, act out aggression that is unable to be soothed by real normal connections with others...or compensate. Compensate being "bend over backwards" to please the adopted parent figure. The dependency of these girl on Manson for a sense of existence, for a compass, was extreme.
It must be disconcerting for them to read our views if they ever come here. Maybe they think "BS to that" or at times "you are so right" or "I learnt something about myself or someone I know today... I really didn't know my eye contact is to intense for comfort". If it were me I'd be sore tempted to interject at times. Or just stop in and say - hey, I'm real, I'm not so bad.. I might drop you some soup off from my organic garden if you were sick in the house next door. Just a +ve thought, that these people may have found normal. Hope so as they're not just on day release.
Your description of RAD brings Ted Bundy to mind. He was abandoned by his mother when only a few weeks old for an extended period of time, later developed an unhealthy attachment to his maternal grandfather - a brutally violent man who abused animals and collected sadomasochistic pornography. When he was still a toddler Bundy placed sharp kitchen knives around the head of an aunt while she was sleeping. Bundy said it was in adolescence that he discovered he was different from other kids, i.e. had no conscience and no compassion/empathy for others.
Manson connected fear with awareness (statement made as stood over Crowes body), love with hate/violence (typical whack sermons and die for me crap). I believe this rationalised his random abuse eg bashing girls heads against car doors if any old thing had upset him, as being nurturing. It made abuse acceptable to targets, as he was just "raising awareness - aiding personal growth and the ability to realise your body isn't you, riddin of ego". I think this goes back to traumas Manson received in boys homes, to make the abuse aceptable he interpreted it as having some advantage i.e. as teaching him awareness, strength etc, and he must have rationalised it as "nothing personal" or even as care (taking an interest in him) as he had to coexist with boys in this culture and be a part of it. It's not so crazy that abusers or the abused can equate the negative attention of abuse with love, as new neuro research has just shown big similarities in the brain activity seen with love and hate. The only difference is that hate is saner - involves more logic, whereas love switches off the logic compartments. Might be why the RAD or sociopath has it all back to front or rather confused and conflates the 2 feelings; they are seeking the love high feeling, but just can't turn their logic (read suspiciousness and need to be on high alert) off! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-prove-it-really-is-a-thin-line-between-love-and-hate-976901.html
