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Failed Conservative Values Stories: Violence and Brutality

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By Edwin Rutsch (about the author)     Page 3 of 3 page(s)

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 I saw how people had to react and how they often had to go to extraordinary methods just to make sure that a black man received justice.  So by definition it has to be a willingness to include social justice and justice within the criminal justice system for everyone, because there’s a great deal of prejudice in that system.

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.
http://onelook.com

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/Violence

Brutality
 - 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
 

More Progressive Values Stories:

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What Are Progressive Values? Documentary Project
http://ProgressiveSpirit.com 
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criminals by Edwin Rutsch on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:56:21 PM
Progressive violence by Darren Wolfe on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:09:04 PM
what approach would you suggest? by Edwin Rutsch on Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 at 12:32:48 AM
underlying values of thuggery by Edwin Rutsch on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:57:23 PM
Re: underlying values of thuggery by Darren Wolfe on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:14:48 PM
no it's not.. by Edwin Rutsch on Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 at 12:18:00 AM
brutality manifesting itself? by Edwin Rutsch on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:58:10 PM

 
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