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[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 33 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Peaceful protests work best when non-peaceful resistance exists.

MLK needed Malcom X and a handful of people willing to sacrifice their lives.

No social change in history occurred without bloodshed. Morally it is wrong to kill in all cases except self-defense. And people who feel their lives/rights are in danger will act in “self-defense”

[–] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 25 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Absolutely.

Northern Irish Civil Rights movement had the IRA. Women's Suffrage had the Suffregetes

All of these movements allowed the peaceful side to present the same terms:

'You deal with me or you deal with the other guy.'

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 9 points 4 days ago

RFK wants to send me to a wellness farm. Also, the black dude down the street, just because.

I think the choice to conflict has been made for me, and I should get ready to fight. That means training, and joining up with whoever else who wants to die on their home's soil. I am not going to El Salvador.