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By deafening ourselves to the emotional consequences of violence we have become confused by its relationship to sex. we have come to believe that violence equals aggression, and we have come to base our model of sexuality on our model of violence... converting an act of aggression into an act of consensual sexuality.

-Derrick Jensen

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By Deafening Ourselves To The Emotional Consequences

Derrick Jensen

By deafening ourselves to the emotional consequences of violence we have become confused by its relationship to sex. we have come to believe that violence equals aggression, and we have come to base our model of sexuality on our model of violence... converting an act of aggression into an act of consensual sexuality.

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