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Aesthetics

If you Google "Dualism" you will be given a list of definitions, many of which are associated with philosophy or religion.  The simplest and most direct definition I found was:   " the division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects".    You'll also find a statement that sustained exposure to dualism can contribute to stress and anxiety.  If I understand the term correctly, I would have to say in retrospect that there was a lot of dualism going around in the 1960s.   During the Vietnam War, 9 million men enlisted in the U.S. Armed Services; while somewhere between 3 and 4 million took steps to escape the service (including those who deserted, were conscientious objectors, refused to register, refused induction, fled to other countries, went to prison or went underground).   To obtain a conscientious objector status, one had to demonstrate a sincere objection to participation in war in any for