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Edward Bond - Violence is hidden within democratic...
Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism. (Edward Bond)

Violence is hidden within democratic structures because they are not radically democratic - Western democracy is merely a domestic convenience of consumerism.

Edward Bond

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