why is violence a fundamental component of haitian politics?
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It isn't.  But you knew that.  A better question would be:  Why is U.S. foreign policy imperialistic?
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Non violence and passive resistence. That means you don't fight back. It includes tactics like sitting for hours in a restaurant that will not serve you and going limp and not fighting when you are dragged out, even if they hit you. These tactics made an impression on the American people and brought about a change in the attitude of many who saw this in the newspapers and on television
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I am sorry that my answer won't be much help to you, but, I can with all honesty and sincerety I can muster tell you that until this past minute, I never have.\n\nOK, now, having researched some, I will add this,  I hope he recovers from his wounds.   And further, it is obviously dangerous to be in politics in areas of the world where political differences are settled with ordanance.  Also, since he was capped by a family member (brother I think?) it shows domestic violence isn't unique to the USA.
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War should be considered as the ultimate failure of a civilised society.\n\nWhen violence is the only answer, we are obviously don't have the intelligence to find the right questions.
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The English word "violence" has come down through to us through the Old French from Latin (violentia, violentus).\n\nIts roots convey a sense of "force" or "overpowering strength," from the Latin particle "vis" -- this gives it common ground with other words like "violate" and "violation."  \n\nThe author Thomas Moore, in _Care of the Soul_, advances the idea that the word also emerges from the Latin "vivus," or "life."  In his mind, life and violence and therefore inextricably linked.\n\nIf you are referring to aetiology, well, the causes of violence in society are complex and, in many cases, linked to biological and hormonal responses.\n\nHope this helps!
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The human is a 'political animal' (can't remember who said that now). Everything that we do is based on some kind of politics whether it's the attitudes we hold or the way we interact with each other.\n\nIf you put a bunch of humans on an island one of the first things they would do (officially or not) would be to create a social hierarchy, some kind of leadership and a system of laws.
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Courage.\n\nWe have to understand that it is a law of nature that for every action there is a reaction. Violence begets violence.\n\nWhile we might see chaos in the short term, we need to understand that we are doing harm and not good.\n\nWe need to be barve enough to understand we were wrong, we are not helping and admit it bravely and... pull out
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As the North Island became overpopulated and resources declined there was a lot of fighting.  It is at this time that the pas (hilltop fortresses) were built. The fighting continued up to European settlement.  \n\nMaoris are no more inherently violent than any other people, but they, like everyone else, are capable of violence when their society is stressed.
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I agree. So many humanitarian atrocities are perpetuated because people take refuge in apathy, and on a more trivial level, general prejudices and minor cruelties are allowed to persist because people don't want to be perceived as a troublemaker or as taking themselves too seriously. I'm into feminism and Marxism, and it doesn't mean I don't have a sense of humour, but the issues that matter to me I do take seriously. If we worry more about appearing easy-going than about criticising acts of aggressivity, there will never be social progress.\n\n(Deep breaths!) but do these things have to be opposed? Ranting is fun!
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violence begets violence begets even more violence.  defense through war?  That's an oxymoron.  it takes two to make war.  \n\nany rationalization defending violence will do for proponents.  supporters argue harm/ death of "innocent" civilians "are regrettable but unavoidable".  it comes with the territory.  \n\nignorance, arrogance, and fanaticism wears many faces.
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Violence as a solution to any problem should only be a last resort. In a perfect world there would be no war, but we do not live in a perfect world. The United States cannot police the whole world it is just unworkable and unrealistic. The problem in the way we choose our fights. Wars we engage in are the ones where we perceive a vital national interest rather than a humanitarian one. Iraq is a good example. While there is a humanitarian side of the conflict, we would not be there if the country did not possess a large oil supply. Oil is central to the US economy and therefore represents a vital national interest. Compare this with Dafur. A terrible genocide is occurring there, but honestly speaking they have nothing we want. The optimum world military situation would be one where nations acted together against tyrants, but unfortunately political realities do not allow for this.
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No, because we definitely wouldn't want peace because there would be no progress and nothing to struggle for. What we are really looking for is a world with non-violence where we solve our conflicts and disputes diplomatically without going to war. That is a world in which there is till conflict but it is never violent and the opposite of peace is not war it is creation! It is completely possible to be non-violent, but to always agree on everything that would make us all the same and that kills diversity. To address the question of human nature. Humans are not inherently hateful, violent, or mean that's what we have been taught in our culture, there have been cultures in which this was not the case it merely requires some thoughtful research into ancient societies. Human nature is not fixed we are not bron a certain way it is mutable and we are programmed by our culture to behave in certain ways deemed culturally appropriate. The argument that humans are by nature violent has no real grounds because it will always be biased by a cultural viewpoint that see's violence as inevitable (such as ours here in the U.S.) Therefore we will always assume all humans are violent even when presented with evidence to the contrary. Humans are very capable of loving one another we see it happen all the time if we dain to look beneath the surface of things. We have had political struggles that have challenged racism, homophobia, sexism and so on all of which stem from a consciousness of love. I fully assert that humans are extremely loving creatures and that we can develop that side of our "nature".
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It's a very complicated issue. But at the risk of oversimplifcation, I think that the Haitians need to learn how to better manage their economy. Once that's achieved, all other problems will seem miniscule.
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often these leaders are actually dictators who use fear and threat of violence to sustain their power over long periods of time. since the people of these countries are often poor, uneducated, etc. they have little means to fight back.
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I think it's a combination of both politics and religion. This is especially the case when certain people in power use religion as a means for furthering their political goals.
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This has been going on in Mexico for the past 150 years.  In this case they claim several things the main being that they are not happy with the results of the last election.  Was it really fixed,...duh  this is Mexico!.     The violence is much greater closer to the U.S. border but the instigators are admittedly different, Oaxaca involves more professionals (ie teachers).  There is very little respect for law in Mexico.  hmmm, seems to be a little of that slipping up north from there too.
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Unfortunately, the above answer is incorrect. It is the social context of the group and the socioeconomics of each group. Not the violence or the crime.