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The sole reason the concept of "physical violence" exists is because violence without that qualifier is not necessarily physical, but still violence.
by customguy 6mo ago
The sole reason the concept of "physical violence" exists is because violence without that qualifier is not necessarily physical, but still violence.
- nailer 6mo ago[flagged]
- balamatom 6mo ago[flagged]
- customguy 6mo agoNot to appeal to authority, but because I think it's useful, here's how the WHO defines it according to Wikipedia: > the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation Note words such as "power", "psychological harm" "maldevelopment" "deprivation".
- nailer 6mo agoYes. That also takes resources away from people experiencing actual violence. The qualifier “physical violence” isn’t used by people that deal with violence. They use the term “violence”. “Intellectual violence” is a term used by cowardly people that desire power and wish not to be challenged by others. Those people must be mocked at every opportunity to ensure they are never taken seriously.