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Randall Collins on Veterans Day

b. 1941 United States

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Violent interactions are difficult because they go against the grain of normal interaction rituals. The tendency to become entrained in each other’s rhythms and emotions means that when the interaction is at cross-purposes—an antagonistic interaction—people experience a pervasive feeling of tension . . . [A]t higher levels of intensity . . . [this tension] shades over into fear.

Violence (2008)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Randall Collins (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.