From: mweigand@usa.net Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 16:12:13 -0600 Reply-To: Mark Weigand Subject: Re: An Idea.. To: zapata@together.net, mweigand@usa.net Thanks for your reply. By an "otherwise peaceful society" I meant that according to Brown, violence against persons, both overt and covert, can occur during peacetime and during times when society is not undergoing a clearly visible crisis or domestic conflict such as mass rioting in the streets or mass civil disobedience as was common in the 1960's. For example, the 1950's were a very peaceful time domestically, but racism and sexism were more severe than today. Society seemed tranquil and orderly to the majority of Americans, but for minority Americans life was more oppressive. Of course, structual violence benefits those in power and control.