Nick Routledge@nick_routledge

‘Sacred violence provides the state with its legitimacy and fuels the optimism and idolatry of the patriot. It sanctions the judiciary, justifies class distinctions, bestows privilege on the ‘best people’ and dignifies the executioner.’ - Robert Hamerton-Kelly 4/

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Quoted by3/ Where this mechanism for promoting camaraderie & psychological stability is to be enjoyed & extended, its violence is found morally acceptable or ‘sacred’ only by concealing the humanity of our victims and the truth about the violence inflicted on them.