Re:Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolen...
by CathedralBorrow on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:41AM
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I understand, but completely disagree. I think the idea that physical harm is real but psychological harm doesn't exist is just wrong.
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Re:Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolen...
by homonculus1 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:25AM
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Who said psychological harm doesn't exist? It just isn't a form of violence, that's all.
It is important not to conflate the two concepts, because violence is widely criminalized and psychological harm is highly subjective. The immediate implication of bundling these completely disparate concepts is that somebody will have to arbitrate which verbal expressions constitute violent crime. This is not conjecture, activist groups have already regulated speech in several countries on the premise that words are violence.
Re:Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolen...
by username90 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:25AM
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The whole idea of "X is not being taken seriously but Y is, so I will start calling X Y instead, and anyone who corrects me tries to downplay X" is insane to me.
Re:Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolen...
by Nursie on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @12:07PM
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I said no such thing, and in fact was careful to disclaim such an idea. Perhaps not careful enough.
I meant to say it's not violent by my understanding of the term, not that it can't cause real harm. It absolutely can.