Violence in anarchism

[thelastindividual]

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]

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]

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.

OK I can dig that

It probably was a bit backhanded of me to pose such an unlikely hypothetical

[Francois Tremblay]

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.

[jack]

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.

That's why you're going nowhere.

Answer me this pacifags (as opposed to battlefags):

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]

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.

[Zazaban]

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.

[thelastindividual]

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.

Oh fuck guys we never thought of THAT before

[Yarrow]

If I knew it would bring about a world of freedom and understanding (god knows what scenario this could even be), and undoubtedly minimise suffering, hell yeah. i'm not so naive as to think a humans' life is more objectively important merely for it's heritage.

however, this situation would be a one in a billion.

[Guest]

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?

R U a capitalist Oar Something?

[thelastindividual]

R U a capitalist Oar Something?

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

[jack]

R U a capitalist Oar Something?

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

He's a troll, tovarishch.