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Critics see America's policies as a paradoxical 'War on Violence'

Original: 🇺🇸 Today I learned of the "War on Violence". Paradoxical as it sounds, I felt it perfectly captured much of # US domesti

Commenters are discussing the phrase 'War on Violence' as a way to describe United States policy, arguing it captures a paradox at the heart of American domestic and foreign affairs. The argument holds that from the War on Drugs to current military conflicts, the US repeatedly invokes preventing violence as justification for actions that end up unleashing more of it.

Why now: The phrase is resonating as a pointed critique of US policy debates happening now.

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• 🇺🇸 Today I learned of the "War on Violence". Paradoxical as it sounds, I felt it perfectly captured much of # US domestic & foreign policy. From the "War on Drugs" to current conflicts, the US continues to invoke the prevention of # violence as a pretext for unleashing far more… · madeindex · 9

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