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One in four young men now say violence for a cause can be justified (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 week ago by Quokka@quokk.au to c/australia@quokk.au

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In short:

A new survey has revealed a rise in young men who say "extreme measures" could sometimes be justified to advance a cause.

The McKinnon Index data also shows trust in politicians and governments has fallen among Australians in the past year.

Australia's democracy has been in the spotlight since the alleged attack on Helen Haines.

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[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'll be honest if your idea of creativity is "let's do violence" you're pretty fuckin' bad at creativity. That's the first thing a monkey thinks when it finds a stick.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ok, but I didn't say violence was creative. I said being unable to concieve of a situation in which violence is justified shows a lack of creativity.

[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Oh, okay. Like those gun nuts that sit around praying that someone would break into their house just so they can kill them and have it be justified?

Yeah, I see where you're coming from.

[–] ZaphodBB@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Pretty sure the monkey's first thought is "now I can reach that itch".