“We are all a part of a culture of violence that dominates every aspect of our lives.”

“We live in a culture of violence.”

“Every aspect of our lives is, in a sense, a vote for the kind of world we want to live in.”

“Dominator culture teaches all of us that the core of our identity is defined by the will to dominate and control others. We are taught that this will to dominate is more biologically hardwired in males than in females. In actuality, dominator culture teaches us that we are all natural-born killers but that males are more able to realize the predator role. In the dominator model the pursuit of external power, the ability to manipulate and control others, is what matters most. When culture is based on a dominator model, not only will it be violent but it will frame all relationships as power struggles.”

“We have been trained by a culture of violence and we are all agents of passive violence.”

“There is a comfort in conformity, a security in control, that is appealing. There is a thrill in domination, and we are all secretly attracted to violence.”