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INTRODUCTION: The Lay of the Land and the Currents of the River

This is a book about social distress, violence, and the journey through the ever so complex terrain of the dark side of society. Social distress in postmodem America, which began with the dawning of the industrial revolution, embodies some of the greatest dangers facing us today. Given the breadth of the discussion, I first briefly describe the lay of the land I am about to explore and the underlying currents giving it life and breath. Social distress flourishes at the very highest levels of American society as a severe and possibly self-destructive societal reaction. Its most important symptom, the psychopathy of everyday life, is a central feature in our current lifestyles. The social conditions that foster it are