tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post5792400397522463565..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: The law of the Conservation of ViolenceAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-31971110507129805662012-01-05T10:57:18.941-05:002012-01-05T10:57:18.941-05:00Excellent analysis.Excellent analysis.Javierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242343551336028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-67289898731622287992012-01-05T10:56:35.206-05:002012-01-05T10:56:35.206-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Javierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242343551336028592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-62849250837078158832012-01-04T15:45:08.539-05:002012-01-04T15:45:08.539-05:00I coincidentally just heard a report about death m...I coincidentally just heard a report about death minerals in Africa (like blood diamonds). A person from the country said that Apple should learn to make their phones from appropriately sourced components. As it is, "buying a smart phone is like buying a bullet," he said.<br /><br />This is just another point about soft vs hard violenceKen Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-27987465732916841122012-01-04T12:55:36.308-05:002012-01-04T12:55:36.308-05:00Perhaps it's much easier to prevent anyone pun...Perhaps it's much easier to prevent anyone punching the Red MAD Button, than to prevent soft violence. But in a way we're all dealing with definitions, and when that's allowed, we can come to any conclusion we want!<br /><br />(Of course, we're talking about 'we'. Naturally, we're not consulting any of the victims of violence, hard or soft.)Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-53535124649080569182012-01-04T12:36:27.675-05:002012-01-04T12:36:27.675-05:00Here's an article that happened to find its wa...Here's an article that happened to find its way over my transom this morning about the 'militarisation' of cities. http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society/cities-under-siege <br /><br />Pinker, of course, would say that the probability of dying is still low, even in a militarized city. But, if we accept Ken's view, it's yet another example of the Conservation of Violence.Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.com