>>“The idea that trauma and violence can have repercussions into future generations should help people be more empathetic, help policymakers pay more attention

>>“The idea that trauma and violence can have repercussions into future generations should help people be more empathetic, help policymakers pay more attention to the problem of violence” Violence impacts virtually every aspect of human existence. Consider for one moment what life would be like in an alien world in which life existed in the total absence of violence. No wars. No violent crime. No child abuse. No sexual abuse. No police. No prisons. No weapons. No militaries. Violence is a scourge. I have spent the past 20 years discussing the issue of violence with people in RL and online - and it is simply shocking how much males WANT violence. Enjoy violence. Consider it a part of their masculinity and that they would feel neutered in a world without violence. To me, that sense of pride in violence, is the scariest thing I have come across in my 72 year male life. And the saddest for what it portends for the future of our species.