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Man and society are born out of both: violence and gentle cooperation.” That is how Psychiatrist Bruno Bettelheim defines a paradoxical but inescapable fact touching the whole history of “the children of Cain.” How the two forces are balanced in an individual helps determine his behavior, even his sanity. How they are balanced in society helps determine its political organization, the degree and condition of its civilization
Kanye West appeared to blame the pain of his mother’s death two years ago for his “rude” behavior at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The rapper told Jay Leno he would now “take some time off” to think about how he will “make it through the rest of this life.” West’s appearance on Monday’s prime-time premiere of “The Jay Leno Show” capped a 24-hour period that began Sunday evening with him strolling down the red carpet at New York’s Radio City Music Hall while gulping from a bottle of Cognac.