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No, they expressed a sociopolitical theory that honestly sounds ineffective. They can support that theory with evidence if they want to convince at least me

pheldagryph 9y ago
I'm not sure what you're saying 'no' to, in my comment. > "We must love one another or die." This is good enough for me, but going further... The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and Ahimsa are persuasive for many. EDIT: just had a shower, and remembered this paper that supports the idea that violence is an inter-generational disease: https://pascual.scripts.mit.edu/research/03/paper3.pdf https://pascual.scripts.mit.edu/research/03/paper3.pdf Pascual Restrepo, May 2014 Abstract > I study the role of the monopoly of force in shaping cultural traits associated with violence and their persistence. I do so in the context of the settlement of the Canadian Prairies from 1890 to 1920. I find that places with a weaker monopoly of force by the Canadian state during the settlement – as measured by their distance to the early Mounties’ fort – were and are still more violent despite the later consolidation of the Canadian state. My interpretation is that counties with a weak monopoly of force during the settlement developed a persistent culture of violence. Consistent with my view, I find that hockey players born in these places behave more violently even when observed in a common environment: the same team in the National Hockey League. Besides the persistence of culture via inter-generational transmission and socialization, I find that culture favors complementary institutions and political views, creating an additional channel of persistence. Finally, I show that the monopoly of force during the settlement crowds out pre-existing cultures of violence brought by immigrants. Despite the persistence of culture and its dependence on past circumstances, the right institutional conditions can change it

pheldagryph 9y ago

I'm not sure what you're saying 'no' to, in my comment. > "We must love one another or die." This is good enough for me, but going further... The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and Ahimsa are persuasive for many. EDIT: just had a shower, and remembered this paper that supports the idea that violence is an inter-generational disease: https://pascual.scripts.mit.edu/research/03/paper3.pdf https://pascual.scripts.mit.edu/research/03/paper3.pdf Pascual Restrepo, May 2014 Abstract > I study the role of the monopoly of force in shaping cultural traits associated with violence and their persistence. I do so in the context of the settlement of the Canadian Prairies from 1890 to 1920. I find that places with a weaker monopoly of force by the Canadian state during the settlement – as measured by their distance to the early Mounties’ fort – were and are still more violent despite the later consolidation of the Canadian state. My interpretation is that counties with a weak monopoly of force during the settlement developed a persistent culture of violence. Consistent with my view, I find that hockey players born in these places behave more violently even when observed in a common environment: the same team in the National Hockey League. Besides the persistence of culture via inter-generational transmission and socialization, I find that culture favors complementary institutions and political views, creating an additional channel of persistence. Finally, I show that the monopoly of force during the settlement crowds out pre-existing cultures of violence brought by immigrants. Despite the persistence of culture and its dependence on past circumstances, the right institutional conditions can change it