Rob Nixon says that slow violence is when something builds up and culminates to become destructive. When the flashpoint is reach and a big problem happens, that’s called spectacular violence. Basically slow violence can over the years lead to spectacular violence like the Bhopal gas tragedy.

Rob Nixon says that slow violence is when something builds up and culminates to become destructive. When the flashpoint is reach and a big problem happens, that’s called spectacular violence. Basically slow violence can over the years lead to spectacular violence like the Bhopal gas tragedy.