: Soldiers in conflict often undergo a psychological shift where "murderous drives" are liberated as a survival mechanism.
: Constant exposure to "mundane" horrors through social media can lead to a sense of hopelessness or disengagement. We scroll past tragedies because the emotional weight of truly "seeing" them is too heavy to bear. brutalisation
In the modern age, brutalisation has expanded beyond physical proximity. We are now "brutalised" by the constant consumption of images showing death and suffering. : Soldiers in conflict often undergo a psychological
: Thinkers like Achille Mbembe suggest we are living in an era of "global brutalism," where power is increasingly expressed through the destruction of bodies, environments, and human dignity. 3. Institutional Brutalisation and human dignity. 3. Institutional Brutalisation