The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation”
Withholding basic stuffs like housing through state violence is definitely a form of violence
Violence isn’t always physical.
That’s the common definition. In which case would violence not entail a physical action?
Where is this idea coming from that violence isn’t physical?
Mental or psychological violence isn’t physical. Economic violence isn’t physical, verbal abuse isn’t physical.
That doesn’t answer my question.
It answers your question perfectly. You gave a definition of physical violence. There are many forms of violence that are not all physical.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation”
Withholding basic stuffs like housing through state violence is definitely a form of violence