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

submitted 3 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

When laws are not followed by those in power, and peaceful protests get shut down with force and arrests, why should the people follow the law anymore? It means nothing if those in power also break the law.

Political violence is the only other option left.