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One in four young men now say violence for a cause can be justified AUS (www.abc.net.au)
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A new survey has revealed a rise in young men who say "extreme measures" could sometimes be justified to advance a cause.

The McKinnon Index data also shows trust in politicians and governments has fallen among Australians in the past year.

Australia's democracy has been in the spotlight since the alleged attack on Helen Haines.

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[–] 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)

People who think violence is never justified simply haven't experienced (or been creative enough to think of) a situation in which it clearly is. I think people like this generally have poorly thought out or impractical beliefs.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I'll be honest if your idea of creativity is "let's do violence" you're pretty fuckin' bad at creativity. That's the first thing a monkey thinks when it finds a stick.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

    Ok, but I didn't say violence was creative. I said being unable to concieve of a situation in which violence is justified shows a lack of creativity.

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