violence

Violence is the use of physical or psychological force with the expressed intention of inflicting harm, injury, or the exacerbation of suffering, or the willful and deliberate destruction of property.

Some have argued for the use of political violence as a means of bringing attention to the injustices of particular segments of the population. This conception, however, is challenged by the more widely accepted notion that social awareness can only manifest from nonviolent means, a point that was supported by Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi.

The practice of violence as a tool of social reform is antithetical to the practice of pacifism. Violence, inherently, disallows for the possibility of negotiation and diplomatic resolution.

Bloggers readily discuss violence as it is, unfortunately, a global phenomenon. Within the blogosphere, the topic of violence is of particular interest because where there are incredible acts of violence, there are always more questions than answers. Bloggers can participate in curbing the effects of violence by communicating and sharing their ideas, a practice that reinforces peace and diplomacy.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “violence”

• in Politics
  Is Mankind Becoming Less Violent?
  Steve Pinker in his new book argues that we are, but appears to forget a few things.
  by robeiae / on Jan 20, 2012
• in Technorati Women
  Tarir Square: The Power of a Blue Bra
  I wondered if she wore the bra for herself, to feel more bold or for her husband to feel more enticing?
  by sylvialafairphd / on Dec 22, 2011
• in Technology
  Steve Jobs' Father Responds to Syrian iPhone Ban
  iPhone banned in Steve Jobs' father's country, and he responds in kind.
  by sjstevenson / on Dec 4, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “violence”

 

• Afghan man strangles wife for having baby girl

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Afghan man strangles wife for having baby girl Afghan police say local militia member, who is still at large, killed the woman after she gave birth to a third daughterAn Afghan man killed his wife for giving birth to a third daughter rather than the son he hoped for, police in ...
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• Afghan man strangles wife for having baby girl

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Afghan police say local militia member, who is still at large, killed the woman after she gave birth to a third daughter An Afghan man killed his wife for giving birth to a third daughter rather than the son he hoped for, police in Afghanistans northern Kunduz province have said. The victim, 28, known by the one ...
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• The truth about sexual violence statistics

  
  Cranach: The Blog of Veith — Authority: 493
  More ways to lie with statistics.  From an article by Christina Hoff Sommers: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a study suggesting that rates of sexual violence in the United States are comparable to those in the war-stricken Congo. How is that possible? The CDC’s National Intimate ...
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• Serial domestic abusers should not be hidden | Jane Monckton-Smith

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 133
  Stalking the stalkers through a domestic violence register challenges the archaic notion love can be expressed in violence A few days ago a young domestic violence victim showed me a picture of the man who beat her. He is advertising on an online dating website where he is described as "family friendly" by an online ...
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• Police urge pubs to shut for EDL rally in Leicester

  
  Kirklees Unity Exposing the Far Right — Authority: 89
  Police during the EDL protest march in Leicester in October 2010 Pubs have been asked to close when the English Defence League stages a protest on Saturday. Police have visited bars to urge them to support officers efforts to ensure the day passes peacefully, by cutting the sale of alcohol to EDL supporters. ...
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• Big Media: Terrorist Occupy Movement Sets Fire to America!

  
  BAGnewsNotes — Authority: 546
  The photo almost everybody saw. ( photo : Beck Diefenbach/AP caption : Occupy Oakland protestors burn an American flag found inside Oakland City Hall during an Occupy Oakland protest on the steps of City Hall, Saturday, January 28, 2012, in Oakland, Calif.) The photo almost nobody saw. ( photo : ...
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• Did Guardian journalists violate international law? Delegitimization of the settlements jumps the shark

  
  CiF Watch — Authority: 585
  As I’ve noted on several occasions, the allegations by Guardian reporters that Jews living anywhere beyond the green line (that is, where Jews have lived for centuries, with the exception of the period between 1949 and 1967) are in violation of international law are leveled as frequently as they are lazily. Such ...
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• No One Looks Good After Oakland Move In Day Gets Violent

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 471
  Last week, I wrote in anticipation of the Move In Day planned by Occupy Oakland . Yesterday was to have seen a music concert and an attempt to open a vacant convention center as a community service center. It’s hard to say whether things went according to plan. What is clear is that things did not go well. The ...
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• Syrian troops battle to take back Damascus suburbs

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Syrian troops battle to take back Damascus suburbs Activists say five civilians killed in clashes, and state news agency reports six soldiers killed in bus explosionFierce fighting has been reported in the suburbs of Damascus as thousands of Syrian troops battle to take back ...
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• Choppers bring EVMs from remote districts to Imphal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Imphal, Jan 29 (IANS) Election officials in in Manipur on Sunday used helicopters to collect electronic voting machines (EVMs) from 63 polling booths in the remote Ukhrul and Chandel districts of the state.Elections to the 10th Manipur assembly were held Saturday amidst violence and saw an over 80 percent turnout, ...
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• Governor, chief minister spar - nothing new for Bengal (West Bengal Newsletter)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Facing flak from ally Congress and the Left on issues like farmers’ suicides, poor health services and campus violence, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government now has another front to cope with - Governor M.K. Narayanan.Speculation of a conflict between the state’s first citizen and the ...
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• Three dead, over 100 hurt, in Bangladesh violence (Reuters)

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 147
  Three dead, over 100 hurt, in Bangladesh violence (Reuters) Reuters – Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Sunday in clashes between Bangladeshi police and activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) trying to stage anti-government protests in defiance of a ban, witnesses ...
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• Mexico’s drug war has brought terrifying violence to the streets and taken a dreadful toll of lives

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk Mexico’s drug war has brought terrifying violence to the streets and taken a dreadful toll of lives Ioan Grillo has reported on the Mexican drugs war since it began, as he explains in this adapted extract from his newly published book El Narco: The Bloody Rise of Mexican Drug ...
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• Three dead, over 100 hurt, in Bangladesh violence (Reuters)

  
  newsaddicts — Authority: 144
  Reuters – Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Sunday in clashes between Bangladeshi police and activists of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) trying to stage anti-government protests in defiance of a ban, witnesses said. Yahoo! News: World News
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• ngvac set gun control up the bomb

  
  walls of the city — Authority: 524
  I have to admit – I really, really love it when our opponents stab themselves in the back. It is no great surprise that the Germans had a word for that concept , but no matter how you cut it, watching anti-rights cultists destroy their own arguments with wanton disregard for the damage they are causing is ...
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• Magisterial inquiry ordered into Yanam violence

  
  The India Daily — Authority: 442
  A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the violence by workers of a private factory in Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh, that led to the lynching of a top official of the unit after a union leader allegedly died in police action. The frenzied workers of the Regency Ceramics went on the [...]
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• Manipur polls witness violence, five killed (Third Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) At least five people, including a suspected Naga militant, were killed in violence during the Manipur assembly polls Saturday that started on a peaceful note. The state recorded 65 percent polling till 3.45 p.m.The state election office said that although the polling was supposed to end at 3 ...
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• Observers exit Syria as new violence erupts

  
  TV Leak — Authority: 133
  There has been large pressure put on Syria recently to end the 10 months of bloodshed which has not produced the results intended. Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia have as a result decided to pull out of the Arab Leagues’s observer mission and have asked the U.N. to intervene. ...
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• Syria violence kills over 40 (Reuters)

  
  newsaddicts — Authority: 144
  Reuters – Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a 10-month revolt. Yahoo! News: World News
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• Sénégal : la candidature de Wade provoque des violences

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.lefigaro.fr Sénégal : la candidature de Wade provoque des violences La validation de la candidature du président sénégalais Abdoulaye Wade pour l’élection présidentielle de février a provoqué une vague de violences dans plusieurs villes. L’opposition appelle à marcher sur la ...
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