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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “violence”

 

• IB’s desperate and dirty tricks to scuttle the Ishrat Jahan investigation

  
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  This is a press statement put out on 14 June 2013 by a group of individuals whose names are given at the end. It is a clear indication of the desperation being felt by the IB establishment as the heat turns on its senior officers in the Ishrat Jahan probe, that they are down to […]
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• How Dangerous Is a Paranoid Schizophrenic?

  
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  Are you really at risk of attack by someone with schizophrenia? A violent attack by someone who is mentally ill quickly grabs the headlines. And it’s usually implied that mental illnesses are a preventable cause of violent crime. Tackle that and we can all sleep safer in our beds. But by pressuring mental ...
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• ‘Take your portion’: A victim speaks out about rape in Syria

  
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  [Massive TW] On womenundersiegeproject : Alma Abdulrahman is lying gaunt and unable to move anything below her diaphragm in a hospital bed in Amman. Some bedsores have become so deep she’s having surgery tomorrow. Screws hold together her upper vertebrae, and cigarette burns pock her right shoulder. Her voice ...
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• Outer Space Distress Call Coming In On Sub Space Frequency From Little Green People…Part II…. By Hank Curci, SCIFI Author

  
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• Settler dogs attack Palestinian villagers near Hebron

  
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  Maan News Agency | June 19, 2013 HEBRON (Ma’an) — A settler released his dogs on Palestinian villagers south of Hebron on Wednesday, a local committee said. Coordinator of the popular committee against settlements in Yatta, Rateb al-Jabour, told Ma’an that a settler from Susiya unleashed his dogs near al-Sumu ...
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• Rape Culture and Abstinence Only Education by Gina Messina-Dysert

  
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  Reblogged from Feminism and Religion: Rape culture , as has been noted on Feminism and Religion in multiple articles (see Carol Christ’s post this week), permeates every aspect of our society, every aspect of our lives.  Something that I believe warrants serious attention is Elizabeth Smart’s recent ...
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• 8 Wounded In Shootings Since Monday Afternoon

  
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  Eight people -- including a 17-year-old boy left critically wounded -- were shot Monday afternoon and evening throughout the city.
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• Now Listen To Our Post Fathers Day Show-Afronerd Radio@7pm! - Jun 19,2013

  
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  Hey, folks! Welcome to yet another fact finding mission set to commence this Wednesday at 7pm at AfronerdRadio.com. Join Dburt, Captain Kirk and special guest sit in with the Oracle (Afronerd Radios "tangential" producer and Dburts Dad) for another (sometimes) humorous, insightful and always informative broadcast ...
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• Protests build in Brazil as discontent spreads

  
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  By Todd Benson and Asher Levine | Reuters – 2 hrs 14 mins ago Reuters/Reuters - A demonstrator waves a Brazilian flag by a burning a car in downtown Rio de Janeiro June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes By Todd Benson and Asher Levine SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through ...
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• Une autre série de manifestations dans les villes brésiliennes

  
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  Les manifestants massés dans au moins sept villes brésiliennes lundi pour une autre série de manifestations exprimant un mécontentement au sujet de la vie dans le pays, soulevant des questions sur la sécurité lors de grands événements comme la Coupe des Confédérations de courant et une visite du pape le mois ...
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• L’Opposition Rohani à la bombe: 2006 Lettre du président iranien élu à TIME

  
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  “Un nucléaire comme arme Iran . déstabilise la région, invite une course régionale aux armements, et gaspille les ressources limitées de la région “Donc écrit Hassan Rohani – puis un représentant de l ‘guide suprême iranien l’Ayatollah Ali Khamenei et ancien négociateur nucléaire en chef de file ...
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• Les protestations de donner une nouvelle tour à l’Egypte révolution

  
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  Est-ce que l’Egypte face à une nouvelle révolution? Millions espèrent ainsi, il semble, ils ont signé une pétition nationale demandant le président démissionne et un plan pour descendre dans la rue le 30 Juin, lorsque Mohamed Mursi marque une année de mandat. Leur slogan est un appel à la révolte: ...
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• La plus grande protestations en 20 ans balayage Brésil

  
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  En tant que 200.000 manifestants ont défilé dans les rues de grandes villes du Brésil, lundi, à une vague de protestation gonflement de puiser dans la colère généralisée au mauvais services publics, de violence policière et la corruption du gouvernement. Les marches, organisé principalement par effet boule ...
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• Les protestations construire au Brésil car les écarts de mécontentement

  
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  Des dizaines de milliers de manifestants ont défilé dans les rues de grandes villes du Brésil, lundi, à une contestation grandissante qui puise dans la colère généralisée au pauvre services publics, la violence policière et la corruption du gouvernement. Les marches, organisé principalement par effet boule ...
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• La Turquie pourrait déployer l’armée pour réprimer les manifestations

  
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  Vice-Premier Ministre de la Turquie, a déclaré lundi les forces armées pourraient être appelés en cas de besoin pour aider à réprimer les manifestations populaires qui ont balayé les villes turques dans les deux dernières semaines, la première fois la possibilité d’un rôle militaire a été soulevée. ...
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• A la recherche d’un consensus Syrie malgré américano-russe diviser

  
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  Chasse à une lueur d’un terrain d’entente, les dirigeants des grandes puissances économiques sont déclarant se consacraient à une solution politique à la guerre civile sanglante de la Syrie, alors même que le président Barack Obama et le président russe Vladimir Poutine jalonner peuplements diamétralement ...
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• Israël débats marque étiquette de prix de colons attaque «terrorisme»

  
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  Frustrés par leur incapacité à endiguer une flambée de la violence contre la Cisjordanie des Palestiniens par des colons juifs avec “Prix à payer” attaques soi-disant, le week-end autorités de police israéliens sont venus à un cheveu d’obtenir l’autorisation de traiter les attaquants comme des ...
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• Chiites demandes de milices irakiennes ont attaqué le groupe Iran

  
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  Un chef de milice chiite lundi revendiqué la responsabilité d’une attaque à la roquette sur le week-end qui a tué deux membres d’un groupe iranien en exil près de Bagdad. L’attaque de samedi sur la liberté de camp tentaculaire a également tué un Irakien et blessé neuf Iraniens et sept Irakiens. Le ...
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• BNP Leader Nick Griffin is One Sick Bastard

  
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  Pretty astonishing, really. At the Mirror UK, " Nigella Lawson attacked: BNP leader Nick Griffin tweets sick joke about shocking pictures ." If I had the opportunity to squeeze Nigella Lawson, her throat wouldnt be my first choice. — Nick Griffin MEP (@nickgriffinmep) June 17, 2013 More at GQ (UK), " Nick ...
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• Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi: why I called it wrong...

  
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  I am mortified to think that people viewed my posting yesterday about Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson as some kind of defence of domestic violence. That was not my intention at all. However, after so many emails - not to mention much outrage on Twitter - I concede that I expressed myself very badly indeed. I ...
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