Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism.
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I write plays not to make money, but to stop myself from going mad. Because it's my way of making the world rational to me.Edward Bond
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Humanity's become a product and when humanity is a product, you get Auschwitz and you get Chair.
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When humanness is lost the radical difference between the bodies in the pit and people walking on the street is lost.
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All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism.
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