Norwegian sociologist and founder of peace studies Johan Galtung is best known for developing the theory of the Violence Triangle, which divides violence into three distinct, mutually reinforcing categories: direct violence, structural violence, and cultural violence. I learned about Johan Galtung at SFSU. There are multiple iterations of violence. Think about how structural and physicalContinue reading “Johan Galtung on violence.”
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Manifesto of the Communist Party
by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels February 1848 Communists in different nationalities met in London and created the contained manifesto to be published in English, French, German, Italian, Flemish, and Danish languages. Bourgeois and Proletarians “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” …”modern bourgeoise is itself the product ofContinue reading “Manifesto of the Communist Party”
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Love is everything It is what’s most important.
Equal rights and equity for the people
Leilani Merrill July 2024 What is the best society to live in? A society with equal rights to education, housing, jobs, opportunities. Successful societies are those that create conditions that lead to better health, well being, and resilience for individuals and communities. And most importantly everyone has a sense of financial security and stability. WhatContinue reading “Equal rights and equity for the people”
The sound made it real.
Pshhh, pshhhh, the sound with his hand up as if he slapped her across the face; The sound, and the affect of him intimating slapping across the face personifies the effect. And he said that right to his friend. Nonchalantly. All of those actions, resulted in her defending herself and hitting his back, as ifContinue reading “The sound made it real.”
Ache
The ache in her heart was palpable. She tried to continue with life day to day, yet the pain was inescapable and had a weight to it. It could’t be ignored. Why, why, why did that happen? Inescapable, melancholy darkness pervaded her being. She lights candles in her room to heal her through. The thoughtsContinue reading “Ache”
Dark Night
In the darkest latest hours is when the most still time exists; the serenity is endless. It’s that silence that creates the world’s quietest moment and purist essence. Leilani Merrill
Nirvana
When one can detach from external reality, probing deep into the uncharted terrain of the mind, experiencing the beam in it’s purest most delightful day of light experiencing true inner peace, abandoning the false notion of experience through external entities, cleansing themselves of the bondage of addiction, temptation, and any dependency which deter’s one’s spiritContinue reading “Nirvana”
Philosophy Forever 