That “liberal democracy avoids atrocity” may simply mean:
Liberal democracy manages violence in ways that remain within its own legal self-description.
"To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places...To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away and never, never, to forget." ~ Arundhati Roy
A useful contrast is Washington vs. Louisiana —they help show when inequality doesn’t strongly map to crime versus when it more often does...
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