• HarneyToker@lemmy.world
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      ITT: Pussies who have never been in a fight in their lives but want others to commit violent acts for them so they can have more money. Or have any of you successfully led any proletariat revolutions? Downvote me lmao I’ll get this one started for you

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Pacifism is only a choice if you have the capability to enact violence. If you don’t have the ability to exert force, pacifism isn’t a choice; it’s a chain that your oppressors have put on you, while calling it jewelry. The entire point of pacifism is to send the message “we can if we want to, and we choose not to. This is your chance to start negotiations in good faith, because the only thing stopping us is that active choice.”

      In short, pacifism without the capacity for violence is simply sparkling victimization. Speak softly, but carry a big stick.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      What is “true power” if not the ability to dictate the direction of society? Should the working classes not be able to direct society, and instead have to slave away under the rule of capital, who very much are okay with using violence?