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thelastindividual wrote:

Guest wrote:R U a capitalist Oar Something?

What the hell? Jack is the most openly communistic member of this board

Guest wrote:R U a capitalist Oar Something?

A) Has a purely pacifist strategy ever worked, let alone overthrow a government?

B) A cop beats the shit out of someone in your community, is smashing some pig's head in "un-anarchist"?

C) Have pacifist "anarchists" ever made an effect anywhere except as part of a much larger movement that accepts the need for a diversity of tactics?

D) Hows that peaceful resistance to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan going?

Guest wrote:In anarchism no one will use violence, they will be too scared of the warlords that have risen up. Though they will appreciate the warlords for ending the indecision that direct democracy has brought to every industry.

Guest wrote:In anarchism no one will use violence, they will be too scared of the warlords that have risen up. Though they will appreciate the warlords for ending the indecision that direct democracy has brought to every industry.

Francois Tremblay wrote:

thelastindividual wrote:

African_Prince wrote:A consistent anarchist would only exercise violence in self-defense (or defense of others).

Can I pose to you for a minute a scenario (An unlikely one perhaps but nevertheless)

If you knew that to bring down capitalism and create an anarchist world based on mutual aid and cooperation you had to kill one man. Just one. Would you do it?

No.

thelastindividual wrote:

African_Prince wrote:A consistent anarchist would only exercise violence in self-defense (or defense of others).

Can I pose to you for a minute a scenario (An unlikely one perhaps but nevertheless)

If you knew that to bring down capitalism and create an anarchist world based on mutual aid and cooperation you had to kill one man. Just one. Would you do it?

African_Prince wrote:

thelastindividual wrote:

African_Prince wrote:A consistent anarchist would only exercise violence in self-defense (or defense of others).

Can I pose to you for a minute a scenario (An unlikely one perhaps but nevertheless)

If you knew that to bring down capitalism and create an anarchist world based on mutual aid and cooperation you had to kill one man. Just one. Would you do it?

No. I admit it's a complicaed issue but I'm not a utilitarianist.

Thank goodness this is hypothetical.

thelastindividual wrote:

African_Prince wrote:A consistent anarchist would only exercise violence in self-defense (or defense of others).

Can I pose to you for a minute a scenario (An unlikely one perhaps but nevertheless)

If you knew that to bring down capitalism and create an anarchist world based on mutual aid and cooperation you had to kill one man. Just one. Would you do it?

African_Prince wrote:A consistent anarchist would only exercise violence in self-defense (or defense of others).

atheist_anarchist123 wrote:Violence is definitely the answer in some cases but for the most part its not, also you could use violence that doesn't harm many/any people like bomb a police station when there is no one or 1-2 people there, violence doesn't have to hurt others. But for many cases non-violence is perfectly fine. You should never start something with violence but certainly end it with violence. For example you could start a large protest against police, you get into a verbal fight with some pig and its starting to get heated, let him throw the first punch so that you are not infringing on the pigs rights but protecting yours.