As a commemoration of many lives lost to violence and with thanks to my Mac’s translation widget and to the collection of words for “peace” by Frank da Cruz and his colleagues, I was able to build this graphic. Pass it along if you like.
11 September 2011
Commemorating 9-11
2 January 2008
The violence flaw?
I guess I ought to read Our Tragic Flaw by Parke Burgess.
Looking deeply into these questions, Our Tragic Flaw locates the root cause of our collective perversity in the “logic of violence.” Embedded in our biology, psychology, and culture, this logic is the tragic flaw that threatens humankind. But author Parke Burgess does not accept that this flaw inevitably dooms us to self-destruction. Another way is possible, now as never before. The logic of violence can, in fact, be transcended through a conscious and intentional process of deepening self-awareness, and a corresponding process of sharing power and increasing collaboration in our social relations.
I don’t know whether I agree with the premise that there’s this deep psychological cause, but I agree with the idea that eliminating violence is desirable.