{"id":4633,"date":"2012-05-11T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenbarkley.com\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2012-01-25T11:40:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T16:40:05","slug":"the-myth-of-righteous-violence-daniel-l-smith-christopher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenbarkley.com\/2012\/05\/11\/the-myth-of-righteous-violence-daniel-l-smith-christopher\/","title":{"rendered":"The Myth of Righteous Violence | Daniel L. Smith-Christopher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\">There is no such thing as &#8220;righteous&#8221; violence, as if brutal actions are somehow transformed by calling them aspects of the struggle for justice. Such manipulation is as offensive in progressive circles as are the more nationalistic versions of justification of violence by using patriotic terms. Both sides only succeed in justifying violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Daniel L. 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