Post No.: 0456 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Structural violence’ refers to the indirect facets of a system, culture or context that can eventually lead to promoting harm, such as inequality, poverty, racism and socio-economic factors. ‘Instrumental violence’ refers to violence … Read More
Post No.: 0441 Furrywisepuppy says: The less we know, the more we over-generalise, stereotype and possibly fear – the ‘outgroup homogeneity bias’ is the tendency to see outgroup members as more alike or as having less variance with … Read More
Post No.: 0436 Fluffystealthkitten says: Being pleasant, charming and likeable is probably the most important factor when it comes to persuasion. The people we like are more influential on us – we’re more likely to want to do, … Read More
Post No.: 0425 Fluffystealthkitten says: Lots of things that people get bullied for aren’t things that the victims of the bullying feel are problems until or unless they get bullied for it e.g. having ginger hair, being of … Read More
Post No.: 0407 Furrywisepuppy says: Perhaps due to a lack of better technologies or alternative ideas and solutions, there are situations when aggression is legitimate. Law and violence have an incestuous relationship – you cannot really have one … Read More
Post No.: 0392 Furrywisepuppy says: The wisdom of a diverse crowd usually leads to better solutions in certain contexts (check out Post No.: 0090). But when that diversity is absent or when people just mindlessly follow each other … Read More
Post No.: 0379 Fluffystealthkitten says: The ‘bystander effect’ suggests that the likelihood of a particular individual helping a stranger under certain conditions, such as when amongst a large crowd and the situation is ambiguous, is low. But the … Read More
Post No.: 0372 Furrywisepuppy says: The natural tendency to categorise things, and typically use mental shortcuts, tends to induce us into forming over-simplified and sometimes even totally unreasonable generalisations. Stereotyping can in turn lead to prejudice and discrimination. … Read More
Post No.: 0361 Fluffystealthkitten says: Entrenched biases from both/all sides of an international difference of perspective can start and perpetuate a conflict. ‘Pre-emptive strikes’ are just triggers of war. ‘Self-defence’ is often just offence. ‘Interrogation’ methods are sometimes … Read More
Post No.: 0352 Furrywisepuppy says: If you don’t have a motorcycle licence and I mocked you for it then would that speak about me or about you? Would this speak about my insecurities or yours? Well that’s … Read More
Post No.: 0335 Furrywisepuppy says: Forgiveness is the ability to make peace without prejudice when things don’t go your way or when people don’t do what you want them to do. It’s a step towards the acceptance of … Read More
Post No.: 0330 Fluffystealthkitten says: It’s utterly, empathically and categorically indisputable that behind every great man there is a great woman! …But would it be even better if more women were in front – in more leadership … Read More
Post No.: 0310 Furrywisepuppy says: Groups that don’t interact much with each other will sometimes hold presumptions and suspicions about each other due to racial, religious or other perceived stereotypes. Groups may even erroneously presume that other groups … Read More
Post No.: 0298 Furrywisepuppy says: Regarding extremist or fundamentalist group recruitment from a foreign country (e.g. British civilians being drawn to and deciding to get involved in the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011) – there are … Read More
Post No.: 0280 Furrywisepuppy says: When talking about racism, to generalise too far from specific individual cases is to be racist, whether you, for instance, want to kill ‘any’ black person just because ‘a’ black person raped someone … Read More
Post No.: 0271 Fluffystealthkitten says: Affective empathy (as in mirroring the emotions of another person) drives compassion because we’ll adopt another person’s perspective and interests. For example, if we see someone suffering, we’ll vicariously mirror that suffering too, … Read More
Post No.: 0266 Furrywisepuppy says: All cultures incorporate politeness but their norms – such as when, where and to what extent they are applied – can be very different. The context matters too – for instance, people are … Read More
Post No.: 0260 Furrywisepuppy says: Altruism is a motive to increase another’s welfare without conscious regard for one’s self-interests. Some believe that altruism is only a thinly-veiled self-interested behaviour where people will only help other people after doing … Read More
Post No.: 0228 Furrywisepuppy says: Bullies cannot raise themselves up (or at least they don’t think they can) so their primary strategy is to attempt to put others down. And those who are already down or seem ‘weaker’ … Read More
Post No.: 0215 Furrywisepuppy says: We often go to war because the will, influence and decisions of a few (i.e. politicians or generals) will sway or override the will of the many, where such political decisions or initial … Read More
