Violence ends when non-violent reforms are able to succeed. The real value of violence is that it makes the non-violent option palatable to the political center.
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LegoBrickOnFire@lemmy.world 6 days agoAllow me an argument by Doctor Who: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJP9o4BEziI
You can use violence, but when does it end, and what makes you think you are going to end up better off?
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
The doctor was against violence as a principle but he famously uses tons of violence (I guess in the form of trickery) but as a last resort.
House: “fear me, I’ve killed hundreds of time lords”
The Doctor: “fear me, I’ve killed all of them”
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 5 days ago
The problem here is that the war already started but just one side is really fighting it.
I would be in favour of not starting it too, but it’s too late now.
shiftymccool@programming.dev 5 days ago
You can use words, but when does it end, and what makes you think you are going to end up better off?