In more modern times, Hitler, Stalin, and Mao achieved a combined death toll of some 102 million people by waging a world war that included murdering—or ordering or encouraging the murder, torture, or starvation of—approximately 38.5 million people who they believed wronged them for things like betraying their nation (Jews in Germany), refusing to give up their land and possessions (peasants and landlords in communist Russia and China), and disrespecting or opposing them. By understanding the desire for revenge as the result of an addictive brain-biological process, and that revenge is the primary motive for almost all forms of violence, we can, for the first time in human history, develop evidence-based public health approaches to prevent and treat violence. by 9 posted onby Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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Published at: 2025-10-14 21:14:14
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