So today what I wanted to talk about is, well, several things related to the upcoming election in a few days,

but specifically I wanted to talk about a concept that I originally introduced in the Parasitic Mind,

my 2020 book, where I talked about the homeostasis of victimology.

And so what I want to do first is read you a small...

So this is on page 101 of the parasitic mind,

because I'm going to set up the the framework for explaining

some of the unbelievably dishonest reactions that people are having to Donald Trump.

And I'm going to use, as I said, the homeostatic model to explain it.

So this is from page 101, as I said, in the parasitic mind.

The section is titled, the homostasis of victimology.

Bear with me as I provide a little background on the ubiquity of homeostasis, how we study it and its implications,

because it will help illustrate an important point about victimology. Many biological and

man-made systems are governed by processes that seek to maintain a set or optimal equilibrium level.

For example, a room thermostat regulates the flow of cold or hot

air such that a set temperature is maintained. The human body contains several such homeostatic

systems, including processes that controls one body temperature, glucose levels, and arterial

pressure.

Homeostatic systems are not restricted to physiological processes.

Several influential psychological theories are based on the idea of homeostasis.

The psychologist John Fletcher drew a parallel between physiological and psychological homostasis.

Quote, the rise of temper against an insult is not essentially different from the rise of

temperature against infection. Both represent the attempts of an organism to maintain status.

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