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the difference between love and violence

This excerpt is from R.D. Laing’s The Politics of Experience:

“Love and violence, properly speaking, are polar opposites. Love lets the other be, but with affection and concern. Violence attempts to constrain the other’s freedom, to force him to act in the way we desire, but with ultimate lack of concern, with indifference to the other’s own existence or destiny.

We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.”

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3 Comments on “the difference between love and violence”

  1. Justin Says:
    September 1st, 2007 at 9:35 pm

    If more people rode Harley’s we would not have this problem.

  2. kyle Says:
    September 2nd, 2007 at 11:02 am

    will you please explain how that makes any sense?

  3. Justin Says:
    September 3rd, 2007 at 9:26 pm

    Sure,

    When you get pissed at your ol lady and want to slap her up side the head. Just leave the abode and hop on the hog and go for a ride. Works for me.

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