Humanity’s Values is a reader-supported publication. Please consider subscribing as a way of supporting the delivery of the content you’re appreciating. Also, feel free to share and expand the community of reflective critcism. When attacked, verbally or physically, the internal response is often the same, an immediate dissociation from any connection with that person. They become "other." When explaining their actions and determining our response, labeling them as being wholly separate from us is easy. Once an “other,” it becomes easy to declare their actions a complete disavowal of a value we hold sacred, and thus makes a violent response feel not only right but inevitable. Let's face it, the purity of violence as it shuts down our frontal lobes and engages our emotional brains feels good. The liberating feeling is the reward center kicking in.
Violence is the Last Gasp of Moral Breakdown
Violence is the Last Gasp of Moral Breakdown
Violence is the Last Gasp of Moral Breakdown
Humanity’s Values is a reader-supported publication. Please consider subscribing as a way of supporting the delivery of the content you’re appreciating. Also, feel free to share and expand the community of reflective critcism. When attacked, verbally or physically, the internal response is often the same, an immediate dissociation from any connection with that person. They become "other." When explaining their actions and determining our response, labeling them as being wholly separate from us is easy. Once an “other,” it becomes easy to declare their actions a complete disavowal of a value we hold sacred, and thus makes a violent response feel not only right but inevitable. Let's face it, the purity of violence as it shuts down our frontal lobes and engages our emotional brains feels good. The liberating feeling is the reward center kicking in.