Diskussionsbeiträge der Projektgruppe Friedensforschung Konstanz, Nr. 53, 2004

4
Emotional involvement in conflict
E4
Escalation-oriented pole: Destructive emotions
  E4.3

A focus on "their" atrocities and "our" justness transforms outrage at war into outrage at the enemy

 
 
 
Example E4.3.1 New York Times, 17.01.1991
Comments by Bush on the Airstrikes against the Iraquis
    Example E4.3.2 The Associated Press, 03.05.2001
Sharon Blames Arafat for Violence
 
D4.3
De-escalation-oriented counterpart: Empathy with both sides' victims, emphasis on both sides' casualties and unbiased evaluation of both sides' behavior redirects outrage at the war

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