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Violence is "alive and well." It seems quite clear that we still, as a global society, believe that violence is the solution to some problem. (Funny, it looks l to me like the symptom of some problem!)

All violence probably starts at home---the meaning of "domestic." It is true that some entire groups are persecuted by those in power; but those who use violence as a tool are clearly not operating from the “best of” aspects of the human race or soul… and I suspect they, too, were abused as children. I think their hearts (and souls) were damaged. No heart that was not deeply damaged would seek to harm another, not in a flash of anger but coldly, deliberately planned or ongoing harm, death or dehumanization.

But I do want to make one important point about "domestic violence" -- most people seem to assume it applies ONLY to men battering women. Not accurate. Women batter, women abuse… men do not report. Imagine-"hey world-I am so unmanned my wife beats me! Lets share!" NOT!