I and I think all people maintain an absolute persona. That is the facade we are trying to present to the World. We're not trying to hide anything or create a false image, but instead we're trying to present the best of ourselves tied to values, morals, ethics and heritage. There is no negotiation. If our absolute persona is compromised we are humiliated, to a degree. Most of the time the humiliation is not serious, and we recover, but too often is destroyed and affects the persons self worth. It's difficult to define this persona that people put forward. Whole sciences and industries have evolved for treatment and definition. But I venture to say, that once this personal is compromised severely, the individual looses much of their self worth. It seems that there is a falling off point where the persona that people have can be compromised to the point of acting out ill behavior. Civilized behavior seems to stem from respecting each others persona. Unfortunately just as common, the goal of much of society seems to be to bolster their own ego above others and tear down or disfigure other persons persona. This is a serious offense that manifests itself in all parts of society. Defining this conflict seems to be beyond the capability of human kind and science and is impossible without moral and ethical unity in the World. kbushnel.sdf-us.org/contact.html