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…being criticized for who you are rather than for what you did evokes a deep sense of shame and helplessness; it makes a person want to hide, disappear.
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Dissonance theory would therefore predict that when victims are armed and able to strike back, perpetrators will feel less need to reduce dissonance by belittling them than they do when their victims are helpless.
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Combine self-justifying perpetrators and victims who are helpless, and you have a recipe for the escalation of brutality.
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…to truly embrace the journey means you need to truly change your perspective, from helplessness to possibility.
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