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Old Dec 13, 2016, 02:43 PM
leejosepho leejosepho is offline
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Originally Posted by Ameline View Post
while the word aggression comes from lating aggredi that means attack, the expression originated as ad+gradi (towards+proceed,walk). So yeah, move towards.

But it is the same energy that can be used to hurt others, I certainly feel the potential there. I just can't figure it out. It scares me.
I might not verbalize this well and I am no longer scared of my "potential self", as such, but I do understand your concern. I cannot even play a simple board game or card game without my "aggression" entering the picture at the expense of others, and yet I can aggressively advocate necessary accommodations for myself and others without demanding or forcefully taking anything from anyone. So even though aggression does not have to automatically corrupt moral character, moral character is still required for keeping aggression on the right track...or something like that.
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