| Dilemmas for the 21st Century | p. 1 |
| Constructive and Destructive Mentalities | p. 1 |
| Mapping the Journey of Discovery | p. 4 |
| Staying Alive and Awake | p. 6 |
| Awakening to the Subtleties of Dehumanization | p. 7 |
| Denial in the 20th Century | p. 10 |
| The Art and Science of Covert Destructive Persuasion | p. 14 |
| Basic Considerations: A Dialogue with the Devil's Advocate | p. 17 |
| Summary | p. 23 |
| Bibliography | p. 24 |
| References | p. 25 |
| Social Inducements to Paralethal and Lethal Violence | p. 27 |
| The Violence Trend in the 20th Century | p. 27 |
| Denials and Some "Solutions" that Contribute to Violence | p. 30 |
| More Prisoners | p. 30 |
| More Death Penalties | p. 31 |
| More Police | p. 33 |
| More Guns | p. 33 |
| More Beatings | p. 35 |
| Causal Influences | p. 36 |
| The O.J. Simpson Feeding Frenzy | p. 37 |
| Definitions and Denials of Responsibility | p. 38 |
| Legal Inducements to Violence | p. 39 |
| It's the Rage: A Gun Is Fun | p. 40 |
| The Media and Violence Entertainment | p. 41 |
| A Night at the Movies: Popcorn, Soda, and Splattered Brains | p. 43 |
| Parties to the Sadomasochistic Violence-Addiction Contract | p. 48 |
| Product Formulation | p. 49 |
| Beguiling the Buyer | p. 50 |
| Social Structure and Dynamics of Paralethal Violence | p. 53 |
| Lethal Violence Causality and the Second Cybernetics | p. 53 |
| Institutional Factors in the Violence Culture | p. 55 |
| Protest Masculinity | p. 56 |
| Fatherlessness, Poverty, and Race | p. 58 |
| Defenders of Paralethal Violence | p. 60 |
| How Can We Counter and Replace Our Violence Culture? | p. 61 |
| Improve Parenting | p. 61 |
| Teach Critical Thinking | p. 63 |
| Counter Racism | p. 64 |
| Reform Education | p. 65 |
| Fill the Spiritual Void | p. 66 |
| Support but Do Not Rely upon Legal Solutions | p. 66 |
| Summary | p. 67 |
| Bibliography | p. 68 |
| References | p. 69 |
| Inhibiting Fatal Group and Institutional Aggression | p. 73 |
| The Inherently Violent Tendency of Institutions | p. 75 |
| Examples of Mandated, Legally Limited, Institutional Aggression | p. 76 |
| The Legal Profession | p. 77 |
| The Profession of Journalism | p. 78 |
| Sports | p. 78 |
| Examples of Illegal Violence in Legal Institutions | p. 81 |
| Colleges and Universities | p. 81 |
| The Military | p. 82 |
| Antigovernment Extremists, Terrorists, and Deadly Cults | p. 84 |
| The Antigovernment Extremist Patriots | p. 84 |
| Government Facilitation of Antigovernment Extremists | p. 86 |
| The Aum Doomsday Cult | p. 89 |
| The Art and Science of Inducing Violent Behavior | p. 92 |
| Reality vs. Paranoia | p. 94 |
| Blueprint for Inhibiting Institutional Violence | p. 98 |
| Repression | p. 98 |
| Negotiation | p. 100 |
| Intra-Individual Inhibitions against Violence | p. 101 |
| How to Relate to Potentially Violent Antigovernment Activists | p. 103 |
| Take Their Complaints Very Seriously | p. 103 |
| Encourage and Cooperate with Factual Investigations | p. 103 |
| Provide, Where Interest Is Shown, Factual Information Related to the Complaints | p. 104 |
| Educate | p. 104 |
| Summary | p. 105 |
| Bibliography | p. 106 |
| References | p. 107 |
| The Central Intelligence Agency and Lethal Violence | p. 111 |
| Early Development and Present Formation | p. 112 |
| Early Development | p. 112 |
| Present Formation: The CIA in the 1990s | p. 114 |
| Cycles of Violence and Reform | p. 117 |
| Into the 1970s | p. 122 |
| The 1980s | p. 123 |
| Revelations and Reservations in the 1990s | p. 127 |
| Ethics Questions | p. 129 |
| Rationales and Rationalizations | p. 130 |
| Qualms and Quibbles | p. 133 |
| Machinating Mentalities | p. 134 |
| The War against Feelings | p. 134 |
| Heroes | p. 138 |
| Traitors | p. 141 |
| Mind Control Programs | p. 145 |
| MKULTRA and Dr. Cameron | p. 145 |
| Psychic Warriors | p. 150 |
| Efficacy Questions | p. 153 |
| Prospects and Recommendations | p. 155 |
| Summary | p. 157 |
| Bibliography | p. 157 |
| References | p. 159 |
| Lethal Violence by Entire Governments | p. 163 |
| The Facts of Democide | p. 163 |
| Dynamics of Power and Freedom | p. 165 |
| Authoritarian Personalities and Governments | p. 166 |
| Human Destructiveness as Folly | p. 168 |
| The Case of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany | p. 176 |
| Why Study Hitler and the Nazis? | p. 176 |
| Psychological Understanding of Hitler | p. 178 |
| Hitler as Master of Propaganda | p. 181 |
| The Two Hitlers | p. 182 |
| Was Hitler Mad or just Bad? | p. 185 |
| Genesis of Hitler's Destructive Mentality | p. 188 |
| Lessons Tyrants Have Taught Us | p. 189 |
| Summary | p. 191 |
| Bibliography | p. 192 |
| References | p. 194 |
| Transcendence: Constructive vs. Destructive Mentality | p. 195 |
| Courage and Kindness of Rescue Conspiracies | p. 195 |
| William R. Perl and the Sealifts | p. 195 |
| Corrie ten Boom and the Dutch | p. 196 |
| Bulgaria's Protective Coalition | p. 197 |
| Transcendence in Concentration Camps | p. 201 |
| Developing Constructive Mentality | p. 203 |
| Conclusion | p. 206 |
| Summary | p. 215 |
| Bibliography | p. 216 |
| References | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 219 |
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