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This is naive. Violence is the last resort. If the stakes are high enough and you’ve tried everything else, violence is the only remaining option. Sometimes ac
by iovrthoughtthis 6y ago
This is naive. Violence is the last resort. If the stakes are high enough and you’ve tried everything else, violence is the only remaining option.
Sometimes actions don't need to be acceptable, they just need to be impactful.
- erikig 6y agoViolence and War is “the continuation of politics by other means.” - Carl von Clausewitz
- narag 6y agoViolence is the last refuge of the incompetent. - Asimov
- spiritplumber 6y agoBut one cannot be competent all the time. Sometimes it's better to punch someone in the nose Monday to avoid a shootout on Friday.
- BurningFrog 6y agoThis is shorter expressed as "The ends justify the means".
- CarbyAu 6y agoNot always, but sometimes they do. When it comes to clear cut cases of survival, do whatever you have to do. The problem is when the scenarios are not nearly so clear cut - even if they may seem to be to the people in the scenario at the time.
- wildmanx 6y agoMy post was a response to "even the slightest acceptance of violence usage against capitalists". So please take your straw man somewhere else.