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[https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/31/the-power-of-nonviolence-myths-and-reality/ by Haley Morrow 31/5/23 COUNTERPUNCH] | [https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/31/the-power-of-nonviolence-myths-and-reality/ by Haley Morrow 31/5/23 COUNTERPUNCH] | ||
A commonly held myth is that war concludes well with peace. In fact, conflict research shows that the losing side may accept defeat in a public-facing manner, only to fester and plot to get revenge later. | A commonly held myth is that war concludes well with peace. In fact, conflict research shows that the losing side may accept defeat in a public-facing manner, only to fester and plot to get revenge later. | ||
=====Building New 'Nonviolent Cities'===== | |||
[https://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/03/14/building-new-nonviolent-cities by Rev. John Dear 14/3/16 Common Dreams] | |||
Last year, I was invited to give a talk on peace in Carbondale, Illinois. I was surprised to discover that in recent years, activists from across Carbondale had come together with a broad vision of what their community could one day become--a nonviolent city. They wanted a new holistic approach to their work, with a positive vision for the future, so that over time, their community would be transformed into a culture of nonviolence. | |||
