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SELF-CARE INCLUDES SELF-DEFENSE: A Perspective on the Argument for Women’s Self-Defense

Man’s inhumanity to man – a terrible and ancient affliction upon the world that persists, no matter how enlightened we may consider ourselves to be. And man’s inhumanity towards women? Even more perverse in it’s choice of evils. A bit of flair towards the dramatic, I’ll admit, but still (and sadly) true. And this world has only gotten uglier. Don’t believe me?   *statistics nerd powers, ACTIVATE* The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation cited 1,762,840 female victims of violent crime in the United States in 2022, which is approximately 484,450 ( ! ) more than reported the previous year – and bear in mind, these are only crimes REPORTED…that is a 37.89% increase , in just one year! (source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/423245/us-violent-crime-victims-by-gender/ ) In 2022 in the United States alone, 442,754 women were raped or sexually assaulted. (source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251923/usa-reported-forcible-rape-cases-by-gender/ ) I could provide other su

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