Why does politics turn to violence?

As long as human kind has any kind of need, everyone can be political, including a 3 year old boy. We have to satisfy whatever need we may have at the moment and to assure success we find ways socially to get what we want, either by force or by conversation.

Humans have always been violent when it comes to survival. We must not neglect the fact that we are animals. Like all other animals, when all else fail, we rely on our animal instincts to ensure survival. If conditions become difficult, in times of chaos, we may do acts that can be unimaginable in the civilized world.

Primitive man will do whatever it takes to claim the land that is most abundant. Since humans are adaptable in harsh conditions, the world population kept increasing which increased tensions in limited resources. Since man recognizes that he is better off in groups for survival, he must maintain and preserve the prosperity and future of the group. Other tribes are presumably deemed as threats. We have been through all kinds of violence over the years and kept evolving in different forms. Even in the presence of love can we find violence, in fact, more intensified.

Emotions can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. Being emotional beings, we may be mindful of the feelings and welfare of others. But emotions can also get the best of us in the bad way. Our emotions, especially love, can bring about fear, and when there is fear, there is confusion. With confusion, we can abandon all the ethics and norms of the society and resort to the basics of survival. Emotions can hurt people psychologically that can have long term effects in the person's behavior. And we become worse at hurting others when we do it with passion or with some level of satisfaction that gratifies the need to fill any innate deficiency.

Wars and violence had always been the way of life of mankind and not so much nowadays. The bible has historical interpretations of many wars that the Jewish nation had to deal either inside or outside their territory. The biblical character Moses was a war strategist, who outsmarted the Egyptians in the desert terrain which he is familiar with. He lead the Jews through more than 50 years of battle against many tribes to reclaim Canaan. Killing during those times was necessary to secure the future of a civilization.

To protect the power, economy, territory and influence of a city-state, war was always the solution. Physical strength, courage and honor make a reputation and social status to the egocentric ancient man in a patriarchal society. War gives men a chance to test and prove themselves worthy in the battlefield. War is part of their way of life.

The norms and structure of social life are made up by man to preserve order and continuity for survival. This helped shape our laws, morals, social norms and beliefs. However, when the structures of society fail to sustain needs, violence will take over. When there is massive participation of chaos, there are no rules and no authority to control the situation. This may also be the reason why politics turn to violence in the first place to prevent a full scale social disaster.

Many of the well known tyrants use coercive measures to ensure submission to their prescribed system. They believe that with force and unconventional measures, long term order and prosperity can be prolonged.




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