Bryon Lippincott
@bryonlippincott.bsky.social
Ph.D Student | Peacebuilding, Human Rights, Self-Determination, & Political Economy | Exploring the Role of Rhetoric and Discourse in Conflict and Peacebuilding
Violence isn’t just war or bloodshed.
It’s also the laws, beliefs, and systems that quietly keep people from their potential.
New post: Unpacking the Typologies of Violence
Part 1 of a series on the complexity of violence
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#Peacebuilding #violence
It’s also the laws, beliefs, and systems that quietly keep people from their potential.
New post: Unpacking the Typologies of Violence
Part 1 of a series on the complexity of violence
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/typologies...
#Peacebuilding #violence
May 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Violence isn’t just war or bloodshed.
It’s also the laws, beliefs, and systems that quietly keep people from their potential.
New post: Unpacking the Typologies of Violence
Part 1 of a series on the complexity of violence
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/typologies...
#Peacebuilding #violence
It’s also the laws, beliefs, and systems that quietly keep people from their potential.
New post: Unpacking the Typologies of Violence
Part 1 of a series on the complexity of violence
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/typologies...
#Peacebuilding #violence
Positive peace is more than the absence of violence—it requires justice, equity, and strong institutions that prevent conflict before it begins. But can peace truly last without addressing deep-seated social, economic, and political injustices?
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Positive Peace
Positive peace is more than the absence of violence—it requires justice, equity, and strong institutions that prevent conflict before it begins. But can peace truly last without addressing deep-seated...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Positive peace is more than the absence of violence—it requires justice, equity, and strong institutions that prevent conflict before it begins. But can peace truly last without addressing deep-seated social, economic, and political injustices?
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/positive-p...
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/positive-p...
For two years, I lived in China and saw how negative peace can feel like stability and security. However, in most cases it's not that simple.
🔗 Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/negative-pea…#Peacec#Justicec#NegativePeacece
🔗 Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/negative-pea…#Peacec#Justicec#NegativePeacece
https://peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/negative-pea…
February 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
For two years, I lived in China and saw how negative peace can feel like stability and security. However, in most cases it's not that simple.
🔗 Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/negative-pea…#Peacec#Justicec#NegativePeacece
🔗 Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/negative-pea…#Peacec#Justicec#NegativePeacece
“It requires a healthy dose of intentional ignorance and loyalty to power to delete from memory the human consequences of instituting and sustaining strong regimes.” - Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Glory
Seems particularly relevant in the current political season.
Seems particularly relevant in the current political season.
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“It requires a healthy dose of intentional ignorance and loyalty to power to delete from memory the human consequences of instituting and sustaining strong regimes.” - Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Glory
Seems particularly relevant in the current political season.
Seems particularly relevant in the current political season.
"Without ethical leadership and communal responsibility, legal frameworks risk being empty structures rather than living systems of peace."
How different cultures define peace should shape how we pursue it.
Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe... #GlobalPeace
How different cultures define peace should shape how we pursue it.
Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe... #GlobalPeace
February 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"Without ethical leadership and communal responsibility, legal frameworks risk being empty structures rather than living systems of peace."
How different cultures define peace should shape how we pursue it.
Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe... #GlobalPeace
How different cultures define peace should shape how we pursue it.
Read more: peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe... #GlobalPeace
The distinction between negative and positive peace forces us to ask not just whether a society is free from war or conflict but whether it is truly peaceful.
Peace isn’t just the absence of violence it’s building societies where people can thrive. peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
Peace isn’t just the absence of violence it’s building societies where people can thrive. peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
What is Peace?
What does peace really mean? Is it simply the absence of war, or does it require fairness, stability, and harmony? Across different traditions and political theories, peace takes on many meanings.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The distinction between negative and positive peace forces us to ask not just whether a society is free from war or conflict but whether it is truly peaceful.
Peace isn’t just the absence of violence it’s building societies where people can thrive. peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
Peace isn’t just the absence of violence it’s building societies where people can thrive. peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
What is peace? A ceasefire? A just society? A personal state of calm? 🕊️
My latest piece explores how different traditions, perspectives, and political theories shape our understanding of peace.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
#Peace #Philosophy #justice #freedom #HumanRights
My latest piece explores how different traditions, perspectives, and political theories shape our understanding of peace.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
#Peace #Philosophy #justice #freedom #HumanRights
What is Peace?
What does peace really mean? Is it simply the absence of war, or does it require fairness, stability, and harmony? Across different traditions and political theories, peace takes on many meanings.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What is peace? A ceasefire? A just society? A personal state of calm? 🕊️
My latest piece explores how different traditions, perspectives, and political theories shape our understanding of peace.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
#Peace #Philosophy #justice #freedom #HumanRights
My latest piece explores how different traditions, perspectives, and political theories shape our understanding of peace.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/what-is-pe...
#Peace #Philosophy #justice #freedom #HumanRights
I’m launching Peace, Rights, and Politics—a new space for exploring conflict, peace, and the forces shaping our world.
If you're looking for deeper conversations on peace, human rights, and political narratives, I’d love for you to join me.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
If you're looking for deeper conversations on peace, human rights, and political narratives, I’d love for you to join me.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Peace, Rights, and Politics
Welcome to Peace, Rights, and Politics! Explore the forces driving conflict—and the pathways to peace.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’m launching Peace, Rights, and Politics—a new space for exploring conflict, peace, and the forces shaping our world.
If you're looking for deeper conversations on peace, human rights, and political narratives, I’d love for you to join me.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
If you're looking for deeper conversations on peace, human rights, and political narratives, I’d love for you to join me.
peacerightsandpolitics.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Aggressive attempts to consolidate wealth and technological power further, even if the intentions are good, are concerning. The results can have massive unintended consequences for personal freedoms, economic stability, diversification of influence, and societal risk.
A consortium led by Elon Musk said it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the billionaire's fight to block the artificial intelligence startup from transitioning to a for-profit firm reut.rs/41a0wkY
Elon Musk-led group makes $97 billion bid for control of OpenAI
A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the billionaire's fight to block the artificial intelligence startup from transitioning to a for-profit firm.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Aggressive attempts to consolidate wealth and technological power further, even if the intentions are good, are concerning. The results can have massive unintended consequences for personal freedoms, economic stability, diversification of influence, and societal risk.
The weight of the present—an all-consuming now—disconnects us from reflection, aspiration, and justice. As John Ashbery reminds us, this condition can be confronted. Reclaiming imagination and memory can help us resist its pull and restore meaning.
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The Weight of the Present: Reflections on John Ashbery’s Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse and the Gravity of Injustice in Post-Digital Society
As I pursue a Ph.D in peacebuilding, there have been many times over the last couple of years of classes where the weight of present violence and injustice feels insurmountable in contrast to what oft...
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February 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The weight of the present—an all-consuming now—disconnects us from reflection, aspiration, and justice. As John Ashbery reminds us, this condition can be confronted. Reclaiming imagination and memory can help us resist its pull and restore meaning.
bryonlippincott.substack.com/p/the-weight...
bryonlippincott.substack.com/p/the-weight...
Remigration isn’t just a policy—it's a weapon of rhetorical violence. It cloaks forced deportations & denaturalization in sanitized language. Austria’s far-right leads, but this euphemism could spread globally if left unchallenged. #HumanRights
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The Rhetorical Violence of “Remigration"
Recently, Journalist Jorge Liboreiro documented the emergence of the term "remigration" in political rhetoric that coincides with the rise of Herbert Kickl and the FPÖ in Austria in his article in Eur...
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February 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Remigration isn’t just a policy—it's a weapon of rhetorical violence. It cloaks forced deportations & denaturalization in sanitized language. Austria’s far-right leads, but this euphemism could spread globally if left unchallenged. #HumanRights
bryonlippincott.substack.com/p/the-rhetor...
bryonlippincott.substack.com/p/the-rhetor...
In our digital-first reality, identity is shaped by consumption—what we buy, watch, and share. From meal pics and unboxing videos to viral content, we broadcast our curated selves, blurring the line between who we are and what we consume. #PostDigital #TheSpectacle
February 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
In our digital-first reality, identity is shaped by consumption—what we buy, watch, and share. From meal pics and unboxing videos to viral content, we broadcast our curated selves, blurring the line between who we are and what we consume. #PostDigital #TheSpectacle
While resistance to harmful policies is necessary, it is imperative that the humanitarian community understands that their public rage, protest, and demands are intended outcomes of the decisions that have been made. They are political capital that produces an incredible return. #usaid
February 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
While resistance to harmful policies is necessary, it is imperative that the humanitarian community understands that their public rage, protest, and demands are intended outcomes of the decisions that have been made. They are political capital that produces an incredible return. #usaid
I think we underestimate the power of malignant self interest and emotionless, pragmatic indifference.
This observation by @juliegray.bsky.social is a powerful reminder that indifference can be just as destructive as hate.
This observation by @juliegray.bsky.social is a powerful reminder that indifference can be just as destructive as hate.
February 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I think we underestimate the power of malignant self interest and emotionless, pragmatic indifference.
This observation by @juliegray.bsky.social is a powerful reminder that indifference can be just as destructive as hate.
This observation by @juliegray.bsky.social is a powerful reminder that indifference can be just as destructive as hate.
In light of Trump's proposal for the US to assume ownership of the Gaza Strip. I think its important to remember –
[The Spectacle] is the sun that never sets over the empire of modern passivity." — Guy Debord
We are currently witnessing the ability of the Spectacle to amplify power.
[The Spectacle] is the sun that never sets over the empire of modern passivity." — Guy Debord
We are currently witnessing the ability of the Spectacle to amplify power.
February 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In light of Trump's proposal for the US to assume ownership of the Gaza Strip. I think its important to remember –
[The Spectacle] is the sun that never sets over the empire of modern passivity." — Guy Debord
We are currently witnessing the ability of the Spectacle to amplify power.
[The Spectacle] is the sun that never sets over the empire of modern passivity." — Guy Debord
We are currently witnessing the ability of the Spectacle to amplify power.
The ability to create and influence perceptions at scale has become the defining measure of personal power. Shaping perceived value, need, and threat forms the foundation of modern influence—where controlling perception is controlling reality. #PostDigital #PowerDynamics #influence
February 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The ability to create and influence perceptions at scale has become the defining measure of personal power. Shaping perceived value, need, and threat forms the foundation of modern influence—where controlling perception is controlling reality. #PostDigital #PowerDynamics #influence
"Objective reality exists on both sides." — Guy Debord, The Society of the Spectacle
Perception is reality. As Marshall McLuhan reminds us, "The medium is the message."
Perception is reality. As Marshall McLuhan reminds us, "The medium is the message."
February 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"Objective reality exists on both sides." — Guy Debord, The Society of the Spectacle
Perception is reality. As Marshall McLuhan reminds us, "The medium is the message."
Perception is reality. As Marshall McLuhan reminds us, "The medium is the message."
Luka Doncic trade 🤯 ... Crazy
February 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Luka Doncic trade 🤯 ... Crazy
Pondering this quote from Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle - "sacredness is infact held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion increases, so that the highest degree of illusion comes to be seen as the highest degree of sacredness. - from Freuerbach
February 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Pondering this quote from Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle - "sacredness is infact held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion increases, so that the highest degree of illusion comes to be seen as the highest degree of sacredness. - from Freuerbach
I don't do New Years resolutions, but I have decided to embrace discomfort this year, in a variety of spaces. Publishing and interacting on platforms like this is one aspect of discomfort I am embracing.
How do you engage discomfort in your life?
#resolutions #newyears #discomfort
How do you engage discomfort in your life?
#resolutions #newyears #discomfort
February 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I don't do New Years resolutions, but I have decided to embrace discomfort this year, in a variety of spaces. Publishing and interacting on platforms like this is one aspect of discomfort I am embracing.
How do you engage discomfort in your life?
#resolutions #newyears #discomfort
How do you engage discomfort in your life?
#resolutions #newyears #discomfort
Recently took up ice baths for recovery from long (12 mile) walks. Not enjoyable but effective in reducing pain and discomfort.
February 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Recently took up ice baths for recovery from long (12 mile) walks. Not enjoyable but effective in reducing pain and discomfort.
Hi, I’m Bryon Lippincott, a Ph.D. student in Peacebuilding and co-founder of Can We Have Peace Productions. I explore peace, conflict, justice, and power examining how rhetoric, discourse, the political economy catalyze conflict and shape the pursuit of peace.
January 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hi, I’m Bryon Lippincott, a Ph.D. student in Peacebuilding and co-founder of Can We Have Peace Productions. I explore peace, conflict, justice, and power examining how rhetoric, discourse, the political economy catalyze conflict and shape the pursuit of peace.