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Under the interlocking regimes of neoliberal power, violence appears so arbitrary and thoughtless that it lacks the need for any justification, let alone claims to justice and accountability. It is truly as limitless as it appears banal.

Henry Giroux

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Henry Giroux
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: September 18
Journalist
Teacher
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Rhode Island
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Violence
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