“Disagreement is not oppression. Argument is not assault. Words – even provocative or repugnant ones – are not violence. The answer to speech we do not like is more speech.”
― @DouglasKMurray, The Madness of Crowds
Discussion
The real danger in equating words with violence is that it becomes easy to justify actual violence in response to words one doesn't like.
Exactly. It’s not about the words, it’s to excuse the violence they want to use to shut that other person up.
i disagree. psychological warfare and emotional violence is a thing. happens everyday, often along with physical violence though not always.