Violence
- a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.;
- The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.
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Wikipedia
Violence is the exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse. The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like storms and earthquakes. More frequently the word describes forceful human destruction of property or injury to persons, usually intentional, and forceful verbal and emotional abuse that harms others. Johan Galtung defines violence as "avoidable insult to basic human needs": survival, well being, identity, and freedom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ViolenceBrutality
- grossly ruthless or unfeeling
- the trait of extreme cruelty;
- a brutal barbarous savage act;
Some Questions To Ponder:
- What do you feel the underlying values of thuggery and the lynch mob are?
- Are criminals that lack empathy for their victims and that use violence conservatives?
- Where do you presently see conservative violence and brutality manifesting itself?
- How have conservative values failed?
Failed Conservative Values
I ask for your assistance to systematically build the arguments and tell the stories that reveal how Conservative Values have Failed. Join in our effort to create a documentary and book on the subject by contributing articles, posts, chapters for the book and video clips. Check our website for more information and a growing outline of tasks that need to be done on this project. http://progressivespirit.com/Projects/FailedConservativeValues
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Edwin Rutsch
What Are Progressive Values? Documentary Project
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