Peaceful Resistance
I support peaceful resistance. Blah, blah, blah, whatever. A lot of people do; the idea of resisting without violence is not a new one. I'm only posting about this because I know a lot of people who oppose peaceful resistance for their own reasons, and to be honest I have to admit I'm scared. I'm scared because as much as I care about peaceful resistance, I doubt a lot of things and I'm keenly aware that I might be very, very wrong. I'm keenly aware that I might be oppressing people more with my refusal to take up arms against others, and I'm also keenly aware that violence is violence - that no matter who's beating whom up, someone is going to suffer. It's a point I'll return to very soon. So here's my rationale for resisting peacefully - and if I'm wrong please rip me a new one. My problem with violent resistance is the same problem I have with war: both assume that by putting more suffering into a system, you can end the suff...