592 Aggression, Violence, Evil, and Peace
The transformation of hierarchies of power and the attain-
ment of an equitable and sustainable economy require the de-
velopment of justice by nonviolent action. The evil of
structural violence can only be overcome by methods that
employ the creative use of aggression pioneered by Gandhi.
This will require a learning of a different set of scripts and
myths, heroes, and heroines who overcome negative emo-
tions and moral disengagement, as well as the development
of norms for intervening when violence occurs.
Gender equality and the development of the nurturance
and caring that is required for domestic and civil peace will
require personal transformations. This path will also be
needed to develop the sense of security that constrains the de-
sire for power of those in authority, to restrict the egoism that
can hinder negotiation, and to develop the compassionate
nonviolence needed to attain justice. These personal transfor-
mation need not depend solely on individual efforts. If a cul-
ture of peace develops, there will be ceremonies that
remember all of the victims of war, a honoring of tragedy will
replace claims of goodness, and signs will ask God to bless
the world. These will help develop the sorts of persons re-
quired by the culture.
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