There are certainly solutions to many problems that don’t involve violence, but there are also situations where such options don’t exist. The “violence doesn’t solve anything” mantra has allowed us to become passive to the point where we honestly think that holding signs that say we’re mad is enough to make politicians who have no intention of representing us at all magically change their mind. There are times that call for violence - the country was founded on it.
That last bit is key to understanding US society. Violence has rarely worked in favor of the common US citizen, but has been used effectively to suppress them time and time again as we saw with the Civil Rights movement.
Violence only solves things in one way and that way is the exact opposite of what the majority of people want who are looking to improve society. The violent nature of the US brought through war and neoimperialism has perverted the entire world ushering in a new age of global fascism.
I shudder at the stupidity of people who think a violent revolution is going to fix things. That their rhetoric will magically rise from the ashes to create a better society. There are zero examples of this and most revolutions, saving perhaps the Haitain, were just wealthy groups using citizens as pawns.
Anyone’s rhetoric of a better society is preferable to fascism. We literally can’t do worse, and can’t wait any longer. Whether or not violence can help doesn’t depend on your country.
There are certainly solutions to many problems that don’t involve violence, but there are also situations where such options don’t exist. The “violence doesn’t solve anything” mantra has allowed us to become passive to the point where we honestly think that holding signs that say we’re mad is enough to make politicians who have no intention of representing us at all magically change their mind. There are times that call for violence - the country was founded on it.
That last bit is key to understanding US society. Violence has rarely worked in favor of the common US citizen, but has been used effectively to suppress them time and time again as we saw with the Civil Rights movement.
Violence only solves things in one way and that way is the exact opposite of what the majority of people want who are looking to improve society. The violent nature of the US brought through war and neoimperialism has perverted the entire world ushering in a new age of global fascism.
I shudder at the stupidity of people who think a violent revolution is going to fix things. That their rhetoric will magically rise from the ashes to create a better society. There are zero examples of this and most revolutions, saving perhaps the Haitain, were just wealthy groups using citizens as pawns.
Anyone’s rhetoric of a better society is preferable to fascism. We literally can’t do worse, and can’t wait any longer. Whether or not violence can help doesn’t depend on your country.