I want to talk with you today about what's come to be known as Stockholm Syndrome,

specifically how it eerily and prophetically describes everything that's happening in the world today.

Now, I want to, by way of introduction, read a compilation from several sources that define what Stockholm

syndrome is and more importantly importantly why it happens.

Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon of an emotional attachment to a captor

formed by a hostage as a result, listen, of continuous stress, dependence, and a need

to cooperate for survival.

It's a coping mechanism to a captive or abusive situation wherein a captive begins to identify

closely with his or her captors as well as with their agenda and their demands. The name is derived from a botched bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden.

In August 1973, four employees were held hostage in the bank's vault for six days. During the standoff, a seemingly odd bond developed

between captive and captor. One hostage during a telephone call with the Swedish prime

minister stated that she fully trusted her captors, but feared that she would die in a police assault on the building.

The hostages were rescued, but despite threats and abuse, including being strapped with dynamite, they were surprisingly supportive

of their captors.

Amazingly, one woman later became engaged to one of the hostage takers, and another developed

a legal defense fund to assist their captors. Those

who have studied the syndrome believe that the bond is initially created when a captor

threatens a captive's life, deliberates, and then chooses not to kill the captive.

The captive's relief at the removal of the death threat is transposed into feelings of gratitude toward the captor for giving him or her life.

As the incident proves, it takes only a few days for this bond to cement, proving that

early on, the victim's desire, listen very carefully to this, the victim's desire

to survive supersedes the urge to hate the person who created the situation.

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