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I don't know about kill, but antifa have certain been violent recently, at least here in the UK. I'd also say that it tends to be the oppressed who resort to v
by kypro 8y ago
I don't know about kill, but antifa have certain been violent recently, at least here in the UK.
I'd also say that it tends to be the oppressed who resort to violence first because it's there only option. For example, it could be argued the Black Panthers movement required some level of "violence" to make a point. If a group is resorting to violence it tends not to be because they enjoy violence, but because they feel they have no other option. I'm not trying to draw any moral comparisons here, just want to point out that you don't need to be violent when the state and ruling class are on your side. There's simply no need when the state (or in this case, private corporations) will restrict your opponent's freedoms for you.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoOK, but it does not follow that those who resort to violence must therefore be the oppressed. They could just as easily be the oppressors, or former oppressors who resent their loss of power and privilege. The KKK, for example, was not because white people were oppressed, but because they had lost their ability to oppress through legally-accepted channels.