Reading the flood of hateful comments from those advocating violence in protests reveals the kind of leaders they would become if given power. Upholding nonviolence with discipline, intelligence, and respect is the only path to true victory.
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trumpty does make it very hard to remain disciplined, intelligent, and respectful ... alrighty Anonymous point made and taken ... HOWEVER ... son of a bitch I refuse to be respectful of a cretinous asshat the likes of trumpty ...
I assume every single one of the comments advocating for violence is attempts by law enforcement or other nefarious forces to bait people into violence, giving Law Enforcement a reason to vilify the whole group.
Non-violence is incredibly important. But, when you are dealing with Nazis, nonviolence becomes a non-possibility. When the group wants to cause so much harm, you have to protect yourself. It amounts more to self-defense than it does to violence. I say this as a trans woman who is threatened daily.
Let me also make this clear, I'm not advocating for violence. I'm advocating for community defense. I'm advocating for protecting the vulnerable. I'm advocating for resisting immoral laws and resisting illegal executive orders.
I dunno, flipping a Nazi’s vehicle and setting it on fire seems reasonable. Same for anything else that sends them back under the rock the crawled out from under.
Otherwise, out here in cow country, dropping big piles of manure is a keen method of getting noticed.
Nonviolent protests have not produced much results in modern history. Its honestly very one dimensional to say they would be bad leaders. You can only negotiate peacefully with a similar opponent who's committed to diplomacy. Its possible to love peace and be realistic.
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When you're trapped, when your cornered. The need to lash out when you're scared or angry.
Don't give in, violence helps the enemy.
So don’t give in, and don’t fall for the bait.
Otherwise, out here in cow country, dropping big piles of manure is a keen method of getting noticed.