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(1) Description of the pattern
There is no problem that cannot be solved by violence. If the subject cannot be subdued by psychological means, then injury can be inflicted. If injury is not enough, then the subject can be eliminated permanently by killing them.
(2) Why the pattern is good (i.e. bad)
Violence results in deaths which reduces population and eases the demand on resources. It creates fear and that fear will distract from other perceived problems that the state doesn't want fixed. Violence begets violence and is thus self-perpetuating.
(3) How it Works
The population is desensitized to violence through the media where it is overtly displayed, and also portrayed as the most convenient and effective way of solving problems. Violence is celebrated and glorified in sporting events.
(4) Synthesizing
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It might also be good because it increases fear and thus decreases the possibility of solving problems intelligently. If one can manipulate people through fear you can lead them into thinking the way you'd like to to think.
Violence also often leads to more violence.
Elie Karam of the Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care in Beirut, Lebanon, and colleagues measured the effects of war on the mental health of 2857 Lebanese civilians. They found that 70 per cent of respondents to their survey had been exposed to traumatic events related to the country's ongoing conflict, including living in a war zone or being a refugee.
Those exposed to conflict were six times as likely to have an anxiety disorder, three times as likely to have a mood disorder, and 13 times as likely to have an impulse-control disorder as people who had not experienced such events. Less than half of the survey respondents who reported a disorder had sought any treatment - and they took an average of six years to do so. (PLoS Medicine, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050061).
