Thanks to the abelard.org Internet website.
Abelard to a degree imitates the American poet e.e. Cummings. Deliberate distortion and breaking of the general rules of English as written but not so excessively so.
"From a useful but slack background item, not recommended to unsophisticated readers.:
“[...] the recipient of modern military conditioning is statistically no more likely to engage in violent crime than a nonveteran of the same age. The key safeguard in this process appears to be the deeply ingrained discipline that the combat soldier internalizes with his military training. However, with the advent of interactive 'point-and-shoot' arcade and video games, there is significant concern that society [civilian] is aping military conditioning, but without the vital safeguard of discipline [...]”
CORRECT! THE MILITARY WANTS YOU TO BE ABLE TO KILL BUT ONLY ON COMMAND!
Within context consider these very recent lurid news headlines:
1. "Illinois bowling-alley massacre suspect is Green Beret with possible PTSD"
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS-SYNDROME.
2. "Army colonel allegedly beat wife, threatens suicide in standoff with cops"
3. "Fort Bragg soldier kills pregnant wife, turns gun on himself"
In all three cases troops on active duty and special operations personnel. Highly trained soldiers for whatever reason gone out of control. The most highly disciplined of the disciplined amok.
"amok: 1: in a violently raging, wild, or uncontrolled manner"
coolbert.
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