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Is Political Violence Ever Acceptable? (www.thenation.com)

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Natasha Lennard argues that it’s harmful to acquiesce to the state’s determinations of violence, while David Cortright writes that violent acts prevent mass resistance movements.

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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Nah, violence works. I know if the Americans try to take over Canada there's gonna be some good ol' fashioned fun and we're gonna burn that white house down again.

Well unless you lads get to it first 🤪