When Mirrors Collapse exposes the symbolic and cognitive structures that perpetuate domination under new guises.
When values such as God, morality, or freedom are used to legitimize violence, the sacred ceases to protect life and becomes a tool to induce submission.
Violence begins when the other is reduced to an abstraction — enemy, threat, absolute evil. Domination begins long before violence appears.
Certainty is the refuge of those who fear freedom; what forbids thought demands submission.