Comments on: The Pacifism Straw Man http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/08/21/the-pacifism-straw-man/ The Revolution Will Be Doodled! Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dale http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/08/21/the-pacifism-straw-man/comment-page-1/#comment-5561 Dale Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:53:56 +0000 http://anarchyinyourhead.com/?p=809#comment-5561 I answered it. You just don't like my answer. You seem to be digging to get the answer you want. I used to think the way you do, that I needed a nice clear line when I would suddenly decide violence is the path. I just don't think in such black and white terms anymore. I abhor violence and I believe that a violent "solution" will always cost more in the long run than whatever short-term gain it provides. I believe violence begets violence and my goal is to end violence. Does that mean I will never use violence? Of course not. I may find myself in a situation where either my animal instincts kick in and I fail to respect the long-term costs or I may decide that the high long-term cost is a price worth paying for whatever reason at the time. So I think you desperately want a black and white situation with a yes or no answer, but the answer is going to remain "maybe... someday". I answered it. You just don’t like my answer. You seem to be digging to get the answer you want. I used to think the way you do, that I needed a nice clear line when I would suddenly decide violence is the path. I just don’t think in such black and white terms anymore. I abhor violence and I believe that a violent “solution” will always cost more in the long run than whatever short-term gain it provides. I believe violence begets violence and my goal is to end violence. Does that mean I will never use violence? Of course not. I may find myself in a situation where either my animal instincts kick in and I fail to respect the long-term costs or I may decide that the high long-term cost is a price worth paying for whatever reason at the time.

So I think you desperately want a black and white situation with a yes or no answer, but the answer is going to remain “maybe… someday”.

]]> By: Freedan http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/08/21/the-pacifism-straw-man/comment-page-1/#comment-5560 Freedan Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:22:59 +0000 http://anarchyinyourhead.com/?p=809#comment-5560 Dale, Sorry another non-answer. I say me too, but the question I'm trying to get folks to talk about is, as the agent of government is obviously assaulting an innocent with actions that would be hard to imagine not doing serious harm, do you act to interfere? Do you stop the cop? Those of us that may be armed have a very serious question to answer. I wish this on no one especially me but given the rate at which the coercers are ramping up there aggression, I expect those of us on the front line to be confronted! I do hope the humanity of those coercers surfaces and we are never confronted with this issue! Dale Dale,
Sorry another non-answer. I say me too, but the question I’m trying to get folks to talk about is, as the agent of government is obviously assaulting an innocent with actions that would be hard to imagine not doing serious harm, do you act to interfere? Do you stop the cop? Those of us that may be armed have a very serious question to answer. I wish this on no one especially me but given the rate at which the coercers are ramping up there aggression, I expect those of us on the front line to be confronted! I do hope the humanity of those coercers surfaces and we are never confronted with this issue!

Dale

]]> By: Dale http://anarchyinyourhead.com/2009/08/21/the-pacifism-straw-man/comment-page-1/#comment-5241 Dale Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:09:32 +0000 http://anarchyinyourhead.com/?p=809#comment-5241 Freedan, my line's already been crossed and I'm already defending. Freedan, my line’s already been crossed and I’m already defending.

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