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> You don't get to redefine "violence" into anything you don't like

How is the term "financial violence" any worse about that than, e.g., "structural violence"?

Structural violence arguably causes death and bodily injury at a large scale. Surely you can see the difference there.

Financial crimes absolutely can cause death and bodily injury on a large scale. Madoff's ponzi scheme caused multiple suicides, for example, including Thierry Magon de La Villehuchet, and Charles Murphy. Then there are the thousands of people who suddenly could not afford healthcare, or lost their home.

and poverty doesn't?

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