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matthieuh seems to be saying, don't buy the story that rosy nonviolence accomplished all this. Strategic use of violence, and the threat of it, were necessary t
by jessedhillon 13y ago
matthieuh seems to be saying, don't buy the story that rosy nonviolence accomplished all this. Strategic use of violence, and the threat of it, were necessary to force negotiations and compromise.
So liberals are singled-out apparently because they tend towards this particular narrative of pure nonviolence.
- SideburnsOfDoom 13y agoProbably, and you are correct about the ANC's "Strategic use of violence, and the threat of it" But as discussed in other comments, he could mean anything by "liberals" so we have no idea why he calls them out.