systematic violence
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- atrocitiesExtremely cruel acts
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
terror · massacre · purge · ethnic cleansing · torture · repression · extermination · pogroms · cruelty · tyranny · regime · subjugation · dehumanization · totalitarian · death squads · camps · eradication · apartheid
harm vs. care
systematic violencestructural support
Element bearing weight
welfare systems · social safety nets · restorative justice · community care · mutual aid
force vs. consent
systematic violencenonviolent resistance
Protest through peaceful means
democratic governance · mediation · reconciliation · negotiated settlement · civil discourse