[ ... ] by threats and violence.
It really is not other people's problem if some extremists choose to be offended for their own reasons and motivations. ... more
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violence
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Can the admiration of violence breed more violence?
@ 2012-08-11 – 20:03:12
[ ... ] the acts of violence that were needed to curb the onslaught of the aggressors are not revered and glorified. They are remembered with deep ... more -
Has human violence already declined dramatically? - a review of "The Better Angels of Our Nature" by Steven Pinker
@ 2011-11-08 – 14:40:26
Steven Pinker: The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence in History and Its Causes (2011) ISBN 978-0670022953 One just rarely meets a … more -
"Happiness is doing it rotten your own way" or the very best bits from Isaac Asimov
@ 2011-06-25 – 23:59:47
[ ... ] (1994) "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." Isaac Asimov in "Foundation", Astounding Science-Fiction (May 1942. It is derived ... more -
How important is it to be able to control your feelings of empathy?
@ 2011-06-13 – 01:55:18
[ ... ] to react to violence, suffering and pain that encounters a person that you have a personal relationship or whom you are taught to be one of the ... more -
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" or some great thoughts on war and peace
@ 2011-03-16 – 21:45:18
[ ... ] rather than by violence. He is a man who would rather be unsuccessful in convincing another man by argument than successful in crushing him by ... more -
Is it possible to change repressive ideologies?
@ 2010-05-01 – 22:05:50
[ ... ] do it even if violence is admired by those with whom I am generally in agreement on an ideological level. I have decided to do it even if they are ... more -
Is European Union the most successful initiative for peace in human history?
@ 2010-02-04 – 20:11:48
[ ... ] in 1930's. Violence is in the end used as the last resort by most humans. It is normally used only when there are no other easy means to further ... more -
Was organized stealing the original cause for wars?
@ 2009-11-30 – 23:58:49
[ ... ] machinery of violence. Religion was a mental lubricant that kept the strikingly and extremely unjust societies going. It helped to keep the small ... more -
Is Hollywood dumbing down our ability for empathy?
@ 2009-08-29 – 14:17:53
Violence has been reduced in Hollowood into just a form of mass-entertainment. As its shocking value diminishes constantly with the steady rise of its … more
