When terrorism strikes, divisive anger is a natural response.
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Anger is one way to respond to fear. I say one way because responses are categorically multiple.
Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
There's a difference between an outburst of spontaneous anger, which doesn't have a political objective, and a more measured response that we saw in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.
Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.
Anger is one of those emotions that doesn't follow the letter of the law. It speaks before it thinks. It rears up on its hind legs and charges.
Surely, it's one of terrorism's intended effects, to literally stun our morale, to blow up strength and will along with buildings, and the reaction is hard to counter.
Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be.
Anger can be a useful emotion; it's built into our genetic code to help with self preservation. But it can also be destructive, even when it is justified.
Anger is a transient hatred; or at least very like it.
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