Puerto Rican Banks and the Texas Ratio

I don't know how the banks in Puerto Rico manage to make profits considering the volume of Nonperforming assets on their books. There may also be a reason why pretty much all major US banks do not have a branch in Puerto Rico. 

I think PenFed is the only bank I know of that has banks in both the mainland and Puerto Rico.

As of 2020 Quarter 2, they are as follows:

Banco Popular - 36.84

First Bank - 30.10

Oriental Bank - 34.34

To put this in perspective, the average across all banks is currently 7.11. We'll most likely see that number increase drastically since people probably stopped paying their May payment. Give it until Q3 and Q4 to see the 90 day delinquencies show up as Non-Performing Assets.

Bank v. Peers · Current Quarter Yearly

Rest of Nation · All OTHER Banks · Current Quarter Yearly

When you look at the Puerto Rico banks' past ratios, it gets extremely high. FirstBank, for example, had numbers above 100 which means they had more Nonperforming Assets in volume than their Tangible Equity + Loan Loss Reserves. IndyMac collapsed at around 140 or 112 depending on how you calculate the ratio.

The three Puerto Rico banks I mentioned TODAY have Texas Ratios that are at or above the average of all banks, at the worst of their defaults in 2010, 30.61.

Due to FDIC Insurance, I don't think I have any risk of losing the money completely, but should the banks go under receivership, it could cause the funds to be inaccessible for months while the bank transitions to new ownership. Sometimes it's smooth. Other times, it will be months. Because it's Puerto Rico, consider it to NOT be smooth, and for it to take double or triple what it would take Stateside.

Puerto Rico's Tax Haven Will Disappear Soon Anyway

In Pat Buchanan's latest article, he states the obvious once Democrats effectively end the filibuster:

After abolishing the filibuster, says Obama, Democrats should ram through statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C., thereby expanding the Senate to 104 members, and adding four new Democratic senators. That new Senate, says Obama, should enact every law possible to enlarge and expand the electorate, including extending the ballot to ex-convicts.

The filibuster is a relic of racism, so we know Republicans will eventually cave in to prove that they aren't the REAL racists.

Once Puerto Rico gains statehood, the low tax incentives known as Act 60/22/20 will no longer apply as Puerto Rico will be subject to Federal Income taxes.

Purely conjecture, after the Democratic President gets reelected after Trump, they can use their newfound "mandate" to push their agenda 8 to 12 years from now after whatever residual courage demonstrated by Trump completely evaporates and the Cuckservatives continue their cuck ways.

This all happens to fall into the 2033 timing of Vox Day of the disintegration of the United States.

I hope to be long gone and better strategically situated long before then.

If you want to see an obvious "milestone" of the end of the US Empire, the filibuster will be one of them. But I see the end of the filibuster as only being a symptom of the greater demographic vulnerabilities. The end of the filibuster will only speed up an already declining, and conquered empire.

And Exactly What God do the Rich Serve?

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." Matthew 6:24

You would think that with all the immigration from Mexico and poorer countries that you should see an increase in belief of God. Unfortunately not. A 14% drop in about 17 years.

What do you think happens when the God of Credit fails his followers and they can no longer get their basic needs met? That's when we shall truly see which God they truly serve.

I hope I'm nowhere close to the irreligious when the God of Credit is proven false.

The Evil of Lying and Protecting Your Children From Liars

I can't thank my Earthly parents of teaching and giving me the desire to seek Truth. I can only thank God for this.

Now that my children are at the teaching age, I am tasked with the responsibility of explaining the Truth and confronting the numerous lies from the devil that exist from the Devil Mouse and many other Churchian influences from those most intimate to them, even their own family.

Many Churchians don't even recognize the lies from Satan that they expose their children to because they have surrendered themselves already to many of the lies from the Devil.

Even into college, I thought that those Christian homeschoolers were a little nutty by preventing their children from watching many of the mainstream movies and music. Of course, this comes from me being raised by Churchians and in public school. I did not know or understand the depths of the lies and this was in the early 2000s before YouTube and Truth began to propagate through the Internet.

The lies of the Devil ("the Narrative") are now publicly challenged, and the Devil has shown his hand. Those who serve the Devil operate in less secrecy and are being exposed.

In a situation where the children are being actively lied to by their mother (who betrayed her husband through asset rape and the theft of the children from the household), it can be understood that the mother is completely incapable of teaching the children that the Father of Lies is the devil, and that Christ is the way, the truth, and the life.

Left unchecked, the children will naturally gravitate toward the lying mindset of their mother, unless there is a strong counter. The primary counter is the Bible and Truth.

How can a mother who actively, and habitually lies, muster the motivation to teach her children the utmost importance of the Truth, when she doesn't see telling the Truth to be important in her own life? Obviously, she won't, and the only reason she still attempts to mention the Bible is out of fear that others may judge her poorly if she does not. It comes from empty religiosity rather than a firm conviction that comes from the Spirit.

Instead of the Scripture being held as the highest authority in the household, the mother holds her emotional state and the Church of Nice as the highest authority. Truth is the enemy in this household. The mother no longer serves the Truth, but the Father of Lies.

The mother who hates the Truth and tells lies goes all the way back to the very first sin of Eve when she allowed herself to be deceived by Satan. The abhorrence of lying is repeated throughout the entire Bible. It's unavoidable.

Here are some examples:

Genesis 3

The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

“Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”

“You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

Exodus 20

You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.

Psalm 5

O Lord, hear me as I pray;

    pay attention to my groaning.

2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,

for I pray to no one but you.

3 Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.

Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

4 O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness;

you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.

5 Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence,

for you hate all who do evil.

6 You will destroy those who tell lies.

The Lord detests murderers and deceivers.

7 Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house;

I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.

8 Lead me in the right path, O Lord,

or my enemies will conquer me.

Make your way plain for me to follow.

9 My enemies cannot speak a truthful word.

Their deepest desire is to destroy others.

Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.

Their tongues are filled with flattery.[a]

10 O God, declare them guilty.

Let them be caught in their own traps.

Drive them away because of their many sins,

for they have rebelled against you.

11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;

let them sing joyful praises forever.

Spread your protection over them,

that all who love your name may be filled with joy.

12 For you bless the godly, O Lord;

you surround them with your shield of love.

Psalm 12

Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing!

The faithful have vanished from the earth!

Neighbors lie to each other,

speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.

May the Lord cut off their flattering lips

and silence their boastful tongues.

They say, “We will lie to our hearts’ content.

Our lips are our own—who can stop us?”

The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless,

and I have heard the groans of the poor.

Now I will rise up to rescue them,

as they have longed for me to do.”

The Lord’s promises are pure,

like silver refined in a furnace,

purified seven times over.

Therefore, Lord, we know you will protect the oppressed,

preserving them forever from this lying generation,

even though the wicked strut about,

and evil is praised throughout the land.

Psalm 34:12

Does anyone want to live a life

that is long and prosperous?

Then keep your tongue from speaking evil

and your lips from telling lies!

Turn away from evil and do good.

Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;

his ears are open to their cries for help.

But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil;

he will erase their memory from the earth.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do,

and he will show you which path to take.

Proverbs 6:12

What are worthless and wicked people like?

They are constant liars,

signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,

a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things the Lord hates—

no, seven things he detests:

haughty eyes,

a lying tongue,

hands that kill the innocent,

a heart that plots evil,

feet that race to do wrong,

a false witness who pours out lies,

a person who sows discord in a family.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord detests lying lips,

but he delights in those who tell the truth.

Matthew 10:34

“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.

‘I have come to set a man against his father,

    a daughter against her mother,

and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

    Your enemies will be right in your own household!’

“If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.

Matthew 12:33

“A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”

Matthew 23

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.[a] 3 So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach. 4 They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.

5 “Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.[b] 6 And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues. 7 They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’[c]

8 “Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.[d] 9 And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father. 10 And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for you have only one teacher, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you must be a servant. 12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

13 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.[e]

15 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell[f] you yourselves are!

16 “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’ 17 Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And you say that to swear ‘by the altar’ is not binding, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding. 19 How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it. 21 And when you swear ‘by the Temple,’ you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. 22 And when you swear ‘by heaven,’ you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne.

23 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[g] but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. 24 Blind guides! You strain your water so you won’t accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel![h]

25 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and self-indulgence! 26 You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish,[i] and then the outside will become clean, too.

27 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed, and you decorate the monuments of the godly people your ancestors destroyed. 30 Then you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would never have joined them in killing the prophets.’

31 “But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started. 33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?

34 “Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city. 35 As a result, you will be held responsible for the murder of all godly people of all time—from the murder of righteous Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you killed in the Temple between the sanctuary and the altar. 36 I tell you the truth, this judgment will fall on this very generation.

Luke 8:17

For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.

Luke 16:10

“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.

John 8:44

For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 14:6

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)

John 18:37

“You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent. You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.

2 Corinthians 11:12

But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours. These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.

Ephesians 6:10

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

1 Timothy 2:11

Women should learn quietly and submissively. I do not let women teach men or have authority over them. Let them listen quietly. For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.

Honor Thy Father and Mother After Divorce?

One of the commandments that children from divorced parents may find completely impossible to do is to "Honor Thy Father and Mother." This is especially clear when the parents are opposed in their views on numerous subjects or are non-believers.

Based on my reading of Roman Law (and my assumption with Judaic Law), the children belong to the household, and the husband is the head of the household. Therefore, after divorce, the woman would return to her old household to be under the headship of her father with her dowry. At no point would the children suddenly be removed from their father's household, and transferred to the authority of the mother's father.

In that situation, it would be clear that the authority remains with the father since he still maintains full custody over the children.

Of course, we live in a clown world where the natural laws of God are inverted.

You have situations where the mother steals the children from the father's household along with asset rape. Instead of returning to be submitted to her father's household, the rebellious wife becomes head of her own household and begins to lie to and manipulate her children in order to alienate them from their father.

I suppose at that point the mother can be seen as non-Christian, and the children ought to honor her as an unbeliever. Matthew 10:34 is especially applicable:

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

The entire natural order God created has been destroyed by the Godless acts of the wicked woman and she will deserve the disdain she receives from her children when they grow old enough to know the Truth.

The cry of Psalm 109 of a father being alienated from his children by the false testimony of his ex-wife seems particularly relevant (as long as you ignore the whole circular suicide part):

Be not silent, O God of my praise!

2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,

    speaking against me with lying tongues.

3 They encircle me with words of hate,

    and attack me without cause.

4 In return for my love they accuse me,

    but I give myself to prayer.[a]

5 So they reward me evil for good,

    and hatred for my love.

6 Appoint a wicked man against him;

    let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;

    let his prayer be counted as sin!

8 May his days be few;

    may another take his office!

9 May his children be fatherless

    and his wife a widow!

10 May his children wander about and beg,

    seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

11 May the creditor seize all that he has;

    may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!

12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him,

    nor any to pity his fatherless children!

13 May his posterity be cut off;

    may his name be blotted out in the second generation!

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

    and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

    that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!

16 For he did not remember to show kindness,

    but pursued the poor and needy

    and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.

17 He loved to curse; let curses come[b] upon him!

    He did not delight in blessing; may it be far[c] from him!

18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;

    may it soak[d] into his body like water,

    like oil into his bones!

19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,

    like a belt that he puts on every day!

20 May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord,

    of those who speak evil against my life!

21 But you, O God my Lord,

    deal on my behalf for your name's sake;

    because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!

22 For I am poor and needy,

    and my heart is stricken within me.

23 I am gone like a shadow at evening;

    I am shaken off like a locust.

24 My knees are weak through fasting;

    my body has become gaunt, with no fat.

25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers;

    when they see me, they wag their heads.

26 Help me, O Lord my God!

    Save me according to your steadfast love!

27 Let them know that this is your hand;

    you, O Lord, have done it!

28 Let them curse, but you will bless!

    They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!

29 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor;

    may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;

    I will praise him in the midst of the throng.

31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy one,

    to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

Parental Alienation Syndrome (Repost)

ORIGINAL: http://www.fact.on.ca/Info/pas/lowen99.htm

L. F. LOWENSTEIN MA, Dip.Psych, PhD

Justice of the Peace, Vol. 163 No. 3, 16 January 1999, p 47-50

PAS has been practised for as long as marital or relationship conflicts have occurred. It is the conscious action of one parent turning against another to oust the other parent from the affection, love and respect or regard of their children. It works more effectively when used against younger, passive children and less so with older, more assertive children. It is unlikely to occur in a stable, harmonious relationship between parents who encourage the children to regard the other parent similarly, and work together to bring up their children appropriately with socialized standards of behaviour. Where marital disharmony does occur PAS is not necessarily a consequence, as many parents consider their parental role as of the greatest importance. They will encourage the former partner to participate in guiding and caring for their children, and afford them equal importance in the upbringing. Such parents engender the important principle that whilst parents may not be able to love one another it does not mean that their love for their children is any the less. Sometimes the parted couples can even establish a friendly relationship towards one another which is desirable for their children. To achieve this some parents need guidance from an outside professional. In this way, despite the marital split, parenting patterns persist.

Why Does PAS Occur?

PAS occurs as a result of a relationship in conflict, to which must be added the pathological condition of the alienator. He/she suffers from the need to control totally the process of rearing the children after an acrimonious separation. It is known to be most common in females. Sometimes this results from the need to retaliate against the former partner who may have been the rejector of the relationship. Depths of early childhood experiences and alienation from his/her own parents also play a part.

Depriving a former partner of positive contact with his children is a powerful weapon. Some alienators go so far as to accuse the former partner, often unjustly, of physically, emotionally and even sexually abusing the child or children merely to get their own way. This results in the involvement of social workers, the police and leads to the humiliation of the alienated parent, often unjustly. Under these circumstances, most alienated partners often give up the fight to seek contact with their child. The alienating parent will often use this against him by informing the child: "You see how little he cares for you"; "Wasn't I right about him?" The child will more often than not fail to understand the lack of logic of what takes place and support the mother's position since she is present most of the time and has usually been the main carer. Sometimes a new partnership has emerged. It is then the object of the alienator to promote the affection and closeness of the children with the new partner and to forget the role of the alienated parent, usually the father.

In the very rare instances there occurs poor parenting by one partner or even criminal activities such as paedophilia. Such parents should be removed from the parenting role at least until they have been treated for their problems.

Who is Most Likely to Practise PAS?

More then 75 per cent of mothers practise PAS, as against 25 per cent of men who alienate. Partly this is due to the view, despite the changes in social and cultural norms, that the mother is the centre of family life. Hence an alienating mother feels she has the greater input and responsibility in caring for the child than the father. Mothers who are on their own feel it is only right that they should have the main or only right to make decisions concerning their children. They will, therefore, use any weapon, fair or foul, to make certain that they have the ultimate power over their children. Among the weapons used are accusations by the mother that the father is unfit to care for or even spend any time with the child. This may be due to allegations of sexual misconduct, alcohol or drug misuse, immorality or poor mental state or lifestyle or possibly criminal involvement. Due to the closeness of the mothers and children, the children will often believe the worse of the other parent.

Such mothers alienate themselves from the real needs of the child in order to maintain their total contact and to eliminate the contact and relationship with the other parent. When litigation is threatened, the alienating parent becomes even keener in her determination to have complete control. She will say to the child: "See what your father is doing now? He is trying to have me imprisoned". This turns the child against the father even more as he sees the mother as the "victim". Hence, she has involved and continues to involve the child in her battle with the father and the process of programming and brainwashing the child until the child sees matters as the programmer sees them and turns against the father. The child's behaviour, therefore, becomes increasingly more difficult when the father is present and the child may even refuse to go with him. Sometimes in-laws, allied to one or the other, may influence matters further. Hence the child uses the same hostility and acts accordingly. The mother in turn is deeply gratified to have achieved her objective and may even disclaim that she is doing anything to influence the child and may state that she is actively encouraging the child to cooperate. The result is that the child will behave in an inimical, unfriendly and hostile way towards the alienated person, usually the father. In this situation, the mother may well believe her own lies. Some mothers overindulge their children in order to provide their children with the view that "mother offers them most". This is combined with persistent denigration of the other parent.

It is of interest to note that many parents who seek to programme their children in the above way have often been subjected to the same treatment themselves. They are, therefore, very familiar with the techniques that can be used effectively. They are perpetuating a vicious and destructive pattern to the next generation.

The Likely Consequences to the Alienated Person and the Children

Children hate to see their parents in acrimony because it reduces their sense of security and they feel in jeopardy. The successful indoctrination, programming and brain-washing of a child leads to bitterness, sadness and anger in the unjustly accused parent and prevention of the parent in exercising his/her rights, obligations and love for the child. He/she will either give up the right, or there will be an acrimonious conflict wherein the child suffers confusion and ultimately alienation towards one of the parents. This may go on for many years.

Fear is sometimes induced in the child towards the alienated parent. This is ultimately often translated into attacking and humiliating them. Fear induction is especially likely to be successful with younger children. Eventually such children consider the alienated parent to be "bad", "inadequate" and of little value to them. Such parents eventually are forced to play a peripheral role or no role at all, except as financial providers. When mother's economic position is greater than father's, for instance, there is a desire to eliminate father even from the role of provider. Some fathers become so desperate as to contemplate suicide or use alcohol or drugs as a means of escape. This merely verifies the picture which mothers frequently inculcate in their children - that their father is an alcoholic or drug addict. Some children, seeing the once stable parents embroiled in this kind of warfare, turn against both parents and become depressed, underachieve at school or turn to delinquency.

Only later in life do children sometimes become aware of the wrong which has been done and the way they have been used as "pawns" and programmed against all the opposing "reality". Then the antagonism of the maturing adult turns against the alienating parent, as they grow up and become aware through maturity and learning to think for themselves that the alienated parent has suffered a great injustice at the hands of the alienator and themselves. As a consequence they feel a sense of desperate guilt, which can become a helpless kind of regret this has no way of being assuaged if the parent has died or has vanished.

How is PAS Carried Out?

Parents who use PAS often see themselves as "victims" and like to think their children see them as "victims". They tend to seek revenge and will encourage the children to believe chat the other parent is at fault, by claiming that "she", the victim and programmer, has been cruelly and unjustly treated. They will also assuage and engender the view that their former partner suffers from a number of moral and personal problems. Slanderous or exaggerated statements are made constantly to the child about the alienated parent. Alienating parents will over-state or even create vices such as: "He's an alcoholic, drug taker, womaniser, has no sense of responsibility, drives dangerously, etc." All such statements and many more, are repeated to the child continually.

Of all such statements the most damaging to the alienated parent is that of sexual or physical abuse, when there are no justifiable reasons for such allegations being made. The repercussions can be that the alienated parent can be judged guilty by allegations alone, and often has to undergo a painful investigation and suspicion to disprove such allegations. However, where this is substantiated by a court there should be no question of removal of access to the child in question until treatment has been undergone and it is felt safe by all involved for contact to continue.

Intervention in the form of therapy is usually necessary in order to counteract false allegations. Such help will be met with a mixture of hope by the alienated parent and often resentment, and lack of co-operation by the alienator and often by the alienated child. The alienator will use or promote anything which will achieve their objective of hurting, denigrating and if possible eliminating the alienated parent's control or contact with the child.

Other ways of carrying out the process of alienation via programming and thereby brainwashing children can be seen by:

1. Observing the behaviour and listening to the statements of children towards the alienated party.
2. By noting the control the alienating parent seeks and obtains in order to eliminate the alienated parent.
3. By noting the marital disharmony as well as the acrimony when the parents separated subsequently.
4. By noting the contradictory statements and behaviour demonstrated by the programmed child when interviewed.
5. By taking note of the character assaults which the alienating parent makes which are often not verifiable: eg, that the former partner is immoral, lacks parenting skills, drinks heavily, uses drugs, is emotionally unstable or unreliable or is dishonest, etc.
6. By noting the unchildlike statements made which have been programmed by the alienating parent.

Another manifestation of PAS is the child being totally under the influence of the alienating parent, by believing and repeating what the alienating parent says, in attacking and humiliating the other party, and refusing to have contact or very limited contact with the alienated person.

There are many other direct as well as subtle ways in which the process of programming and brainwashing is carried out. Here are some of them:

1. Encouraging the child to disobey and show a lack of respect for the alienated parent.
2. By promoting an alliance between the child and alienator against the other parent.
3. Showing opposition to the other parent's child-rearing methods and communicating this to the child.
4. Bribing and overindulging the child to create comparative poverty of enjoyment with the other parent, when they are with that parent.
5. Suggesting and actually changing the surname of the child to reduce the influence and memory of the other birth parent.
6. The programmer playing the part of a "martyr" claiming how badly they were treated by the alienated parent.
7. Making the child afraid of the alienated parent.
8. Encouraging the child to hate being with the other parent.
9. Showing the other parent to be bad.
10. Instilling in the child the view that the other parent wants to take the child away from the programmer and even to kidnap the child.
11. Making the child feel anxious, rejected and insecure if the child does not comply with the programmer.
12. The programmer encourages the child to keep secrets while spying and reporting on the alienated parent.
13. Moving away or living some distance from the alienated parent.
14. Sowing the seeds of not obeying the alienated parent.
15. Showing negative non-verbal communication such as turning the body away when speaking of the alienated parent or making derogatory faces about the alienated parent, when speaking on the telephone.

It is vital that a professional such as a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist be involved as soon as possible to deal with PAS. This is to prevent the damage caused by PAS from becoming impervious to improvement. The professional must be aware of PAS, and also its origin.

Both parents and the child must be evaluated individually with the professional being aware of the presence and effect of PAS on all concerned. Sometimes unannounced home visits are indicated. Having established that none of the parents are a danger to the child, efforts must be made to develop a voluntary "modus vivendi" on who should have the children and when, thus avoiding PAS by either parent. One must term this a "two-step plan". If the initial process of voluntary help being provided with both parents and the child is effective (sic), a more firm approach must be adopted, including the involvement of the legal system.

Interviews with all members of the warring factions should be insisted upon by the court. Frequently there is much opposition to this by one party or the other. Only the court can insist on all being done as the professional (expert witness) requests. Failure to co-operate with the expert witness indicates to the court what the next step needs to be. It is preferable for one expert witness to deal with both parties, rather than each have their own who will side with their particular position rather than considering the overall complexity of the problems and the concern over the child's needs. This is not always possible however in an "adversarial" atmosphere.

Interviews and tests used must be carried out sensitively and impartially. Videotaping may be used when allowed by the participants. When this is not allowed, who objects and why should be noted! The videotapes can be studied by all involved in seeking to make the best possible decisions.

Where PAS continues by one or both parties, legal sanctions need finally to be found with the alienating parent being given psychological treatment and, failing this, being forced to discontinue such behaviour When this fails in the extreme, such parents should lose custody of the child, and the child placed with co-operating in-laws who permit full contact of the child with the previous alienated parent. It is also possible that the alienating parent could be fined or imprisoned with the alienated parent being given regular contact and even custody of the child.

This would need to be done with the greatest of care since the children have often been programmed so fully against the alienated parent. What is required is a period of deprogramming, with the help of a clinical psychologist. In this way the child may be allowed to understand the following:

1. Why the programming occurred.
2. What can be done to gradually improve and cement the child's relationship with the alienated parent.

Therapists involved in helping such children should seek to develop a greater insight into such children concerning PAS.

What is the Judicial Recourse?

There is an increase in the alienated parent turning to the legal profession and the courts if all other methods have failed. They feel justice must surely prevail when an independent Judge is made aware of PAS. This is now common in the United States, but less so in the UK. Judges are naturally influenced by a number of traditions and are unaware in many cases, of the effects of PAS. These traditions are:

1. Mothers on the whole, are thought more suitable than fathers of having custody of the children.
2. The older children should have the final say about whom to be with. This does not, however, consider the programming which the alienated parent has carried out beforehand.
3. In the case of a younger child, many Judges again favour the mother as main custodian or sole custodian, all things being equal. If they favour the other parent they may well be viewed as unfair.
4. Sometimes Judges will recommend family therapy or some involvement of psychiatrists, paediatricians or clinical psychologists to assess and treat the conflict between opposing parents. These professionals also often fail to respond to the PAS which has eliminated or reduced the role being played by the alienated parent. They, too, may put too much emphasis on what children say they want, being unaware of PAS.

It is vital that decisions are made which are fair and just for all concerned. PAS cannot be allowed to prevent one capable but hostile parent from depriving another stable and capable parent of their parenting role. Any parent who practises PAS must ultimately be dealt with severely by the court. PAS is a kind of brainwashing which leads to suffering for all concerned, either in the short or long-term. Both parents must be viewed as having the right and the obligation to play a vital role on the care, guidance and love provided for their children.

The judiciary must realize that many potential litigious parents who have been the victims of adverse brainwashing of their children give up the fight. They do this for a variety of practical reasons including:

1. The feeling that they are doing more harm to their children than good by fighting over them.
2. Lack of financial resources.
3. The view that they simply do not think they can win against a determined, alienating former parent.
4. It takes much determination and is extremely time consuming, when one is already fully stretched in earning a living in order to provide for the children.

It is unfortunate that many children view the fact that a parent does not fight for them in the courts, as a rejection of them by that parent. It is time to redress the balance.