Word: afflicts
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...Genetic Fallacy. As Moisi observed, fearful people do not always recognize reality. In the German case, concern is based on the assumption that aggression and fascism are in some way the result of genetic defects that particularly afflict Germans. If not in the genes, another line of thinking holds, perhaps the evil is rooted in national character. Neither notion is scientifically valid. "You can't talk about something genetically wrong with the German people," says Moshe Zimmerman, professor of German history at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. "All the characteristics attributed to Germans may be found in Swiss, Americans and others...
Social worker Dale Trahan, a Chicago expert, believes pop Satanism, often inspired by heavy-metal music or games like Dungeons & Dragons, sometimes leads youths into the real thing. He notes that cults play upon the feelings of powerlessness that afflict millions of teens. Thus therapy seeks to improve social skills and build self-esteem...