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Their Objective Is Total Control

Sat. 12/16 12p: Whether it be politicians or batterers who use power abusively, they all have the same objective-total control-and they often use similar methods to achieve and maintain that control.

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Interview with Pam Wiseman, longer version

says Pam Wiseman, New Mexico domestic violence activist, who uses her experience with domestic violence as a lens on our political scene.  Writing under a pseudonym in her new book Not The Usual Suspects, Beyond the Batterer:Abusive Power in Politics, she illuminates techniques used by abusive politicians as the same as those used by batterers. . Her observations will ring true to those who have experienced domestic violence and cast a new light on some who wield political power. Wiseman ends with warnings and actions that we can take, to avoid becoming victims of abusive politicians.

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