What is a bank robbery in comparison with the foundation of a bank? What is violence that is committed in violation of the law, in comparison with violence that is supported and sanctified in the name of the law? These acute questions are posed in his book by the famous left-wing philosopher Slavoj iek. It calls us to free ourselves from the spell of immediate visible “subjective” violence and to see behind its outbreaks the much less conspicuous systemic violence that flourishes in the shadow of the institutions of modern liberal society. Violence is not a direct characteristic of certain actions . The same action can be considered violent and nonviolent depending on the context. Sometimes a polite protocol smile can be more violent than an aggressive hooligan's antics. http://fb2. traumlibrary. net