- 8/17/2008 8:51:56 PMRussia and Control IssuesAs we work through the maze of control issues with Michael, it is disturbingly comforting to know that the behavior he exhibits seems to be common among Russians.
In the Washington Post article "Who Made Russia Attack?", Fred Hiatt makes the argument that Vladimir Putin (and now perhaps Dmitry Medvedev) are on a quest to restore the formal imperialist behavior of the U.S.S.R.
Putin's comment that, Russia "has tended to feel absolutely secure only when everybody else, particularly those around its borders, feels absolutely insecure" reminds me if Michael-ish type behavior - CONTROL.
Again I ask, is this
- Michael specific behavior?
- Russian cultural specific behavior?
- Orphan/hurt child specific behavior?
- Institutionalized child behavior?
There are many cases and examples that would seem to indicate that the root cause could be any of the above.
