I would like to challenge some of the underlying assumptions upon which much of the argument in “The Meaning of Empowerment” was based.
The author states that much violence is due to greed or hateful religious beliefs. This is a gross oversimplification of reality. The reasons that people commit acts of violence are complex, but I believe that people are driven to violence because they have needs that are not being met, whether those needs be physical, emotional, social, etc.