RTV Theory and Practice - Special Issue

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some conflict situations whose consequences аге worse than the violence inflicted, cannot be equated with other fiorms of aggression. Ву this we primarily refer to defensive war, revolution and all types of force used in self-defence. The presentation of this violence does not stimulate undesirable behaviour and does not cause the appearence of undesirable attitudes in viewers. On the соШхагу, this type of aggression influences the development of viewpoints and behaviour advantageous to the preservation of the integrity of the social community and for the preservation of the dignity of man. Violence used to achieve inhuman ends, however, such as aggressive war, attacks on the integrity of the community and the personality, i.e. destructiveness and cruelty, influence the development of undersirable behaviour and attitudes, particularly if shown without condemnation, i.e. as an acceptable way of solving a problem. Erich Fromm presents a smular opinion in his book The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness which not only implies the existence of beneficial and harmful - violence but even sees two types of violence in man, different in origin and nature. The first type is inborn »philogenetically programmed« violence and is natural to ammals and people. It appears exclusively as a reaction to danger, which means that it is beneflcial and serves the species to survive. The other type of aggression is responsible for all the evil which man comrmts in his iife: murdcr, torture and other cruelties. It is not inborn, but is ’a product of the conditions of man’s existence. Apart from this, the concept of violence should be considered in relation to the valid legal norms. In every society, including ours, laws have been made Гог its protection, according to which certain forms of violent behaviour are not punishable. Мапу occupations permit and even require the application of violence in one form or another (the агту, the police etc.). It is similar in the fighting sports - boxing, 'wrestling etc. - in which the use of aggression is jencouraged, but is subjected to certain regulations.