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Ravajava

(93 posts) Wed Nov 26, 2014, 10:42 AM Nov 2014

Is Violence the Answer?

Something to think about in light of recent events.

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Is Violence the Answer? (Original Post) Ravajava Nov 2014 OP

An interesting and thought provoking video. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2014 #1

The "authorities" are drooling over getting some "terrorism" to discredit the movement and drynberg Nov 2014 #2

I think it depends on the situation. Ravajava Nov 2014 #3

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. An interesting and thought provoking video.

Reply to Ravajava (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 10:59 AM

Nov 2014

drynberg

(1,648 posts)

2. The "authorities" are drooling over getting some "terrorism" to discredit the movement and

Reply to Ravajava (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 03:02 PM

Nov 2014

Kill and totally destroy the organizations with a lot of folks in the slammer...So violence, although obviously alluring and "attractive" if you don't think about it more than 3-5 seconds is a horrible idea, playing right into their weaponized hands...at least that's my opinion. Others?

Ravajava

(93 posts)

3. I think it depends on the situation.

Reply to drynberg (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 08:39 PM

Nov 2014

I'd argue that the UK would have never left India and the Nationalist Party would have held on in SA without at least the fear of violence. On the other hand, if Occupy had started doing bombings, I'm pretty sure that would be worse than having a Swastika as a logo.

Circumstance is everything, I suppose.

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