"radicalization?" [View all]

[markie]

when a person repeatedly hears talk (especially from loved ones) dismissing them as a valid person, ostracizing them, criticizing their lifestyle, downplaying their ideas/dreams/needs and possibly having a partner/loved one degraded.... this wears a person down.... many of us are not so strong that it does not affect us.... no justification for killing, however, I understand the

life is NOT black and white, and we cannot let the other side convince otherwise.... we more than ever need to understand how important DEI is

The pain of Ostracization....
"According to Robert Sapolsky, a neuroendocrinologist at Stanford University and recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant, the pain of ostracization appears to be evolutionary. We are social creatures by nature. In the wild, belonging to a group is necessary for survival, and traveling alone leaves us susceptible to injury and death. The pain of ostracization may be an evolutionary tool to warn us we are in danger."

"Hurt People, Hurt People"
"Because ostracism hurts, it can trigger aggression. Guided by the theoretical framework of the temporal need-threat model of ostracism, we review the existing research that investigates this ostracism–aggression link over the last two decades. Both correlational and experimental research have provided substantial support for the model’s prediction that ostracism may instigate aggression. Recent research continues to investigate why this occurs, and who is most likely to become aggressive when ostracized. A new and exciting body of literature emerges, which seeks to inform interventions for coping with ostracism and for reducing ostracism-related aggression."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X17300611