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‘Violence Against Women: Why the UN Secretary-General Got it Wrong’
By Robert J. Burrowes In his remarks on the recent International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – see ‘Violence Against Women is Fundamentally About Power’ – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres inadvertantly demonstrated why well-meaning efforts being … Continue reading
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Tagged Behavioral Psychology, Childhood Development, culture, Deep Listening, Domestic Violence, Emotions, Flame Tree Project, Non-Violence, psychology, Punishment, society, Sociology, Violence
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10 Life Lessons I Learned as a Psychiatric Nurse – and Patient
By Cortland Pfeffer Source: Wake Up World Over the past 25 years, I have been immersed in the mental health and addiction system as a patient, later as staff, as a Registered Nurse (RN), and eventually as a supervisor. My time … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, Health, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged addiction, Community, Conformity, Connectivity, Consciousness, culture, fear, Individuality, Intention, Love, Masks, Mental Health, Perception, Philosophy, Psychiatry, psychology, Punishment, Relationships, society, spirituality, Struggle, Subconsious
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Why Do Some Men Rape?
By Robert J. Burrowes A recent report from Equality Now titled ‘The World’s Shame: The Global Rape Epidemic‘ offered a series of recommendations for strengthened laws to deter and punish sexual violence against women and girls. However, there is substantial … Continue reading
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Tagged Behavioral Psychology, Children, Communication, fear, Legal System, Non-Violence, Parenting, Powerlessness, psychology, Punishment, Rape, Self-hatred, Selfhood, Violence
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Punishment is Violent and Counterproductive
By Robert J. Burrowes Punishment is a popular pastime for humans. Parents punish children. Teachers punish students. Employers punish workers. Courts punish lawbreakers. People punish each other. Governments punish ‘enemies’. And, according to some, God punishes evildoers. What is ‘punishment’? … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, education, Law, Philosophy, police state, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged conditioning, Conformity, Consumerism, Criminal Justice, law, Mass Incarceration, Non-Violence, obedience, police, Prisons, Punishment, Violence, war
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