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Violence is Golden

This article is for those who believe like me, that while aggression is abhorrent, violence is sometimes a necessity.

It's important to differentiate non aggression and non violence.






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Respectfully I completely disagree with the OP

The English definition of "violence" is "behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something". A physical force intended to protect/enforce one's rights is not violent. It is something else. The Latin root "violare" means "to violate, infringe, break, rape, or profane".

When a thief breaks into your home at night, you may find it necessary to grab an axe and kill the thief. Although the thief may have only succeeded in breaking your window and you have killed the attacker in a most gory way, the thief is the one who committed an act of violence, where you committed a peaceful act.

I do not believe any act of violence is necessary.

Michael Nystrom's fists can punch through FUD.

not buying it.

I do not agree violence is the act not the motivation.
If I intentionally punch you in the face, whether it is offensive or defensive it is a violent act. The integrity of your face has still been violated.


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The word definitions will

The word definitions will define the argument. Can't say that I would disagree with your points..
Yet I see the OP's point as well and agree with him as well (how's that for riding the fence?). It is common for "the people" to use words outside of their "official" definition and I think that most people have another definition for "violence" which just means to make an aggressive act against another person even if it is justified.
I think the meaning is clear though. When someone acts against you you are justified in acting against them (do we all agree on this)?

Beware the cult of "government"...

There is a Crack....

....a crack, in everything__

.....that's how the light gets in.
(Leonard Cohen)


...Everything CHANGED !!

I sick of violence

and sick of being deceived and manipulated. "War what is it go far, absolutely nothing!"


"War! What is it good for,

"War! What is it good for, earnings per share..."

The sad truth.


We're getting old

at a certain point we realize we won't be around to enjoy the victory or regret the loss. Somebody's gonna win, somebody's gonna lose and then it happens again. Lather, rinse, repeat. Maybe we'll figure it out next time.


Until you get invaded.

Then war starts to look like a splendid idea.

You can be sick of it

but the fact remains that it is still at times necessary.


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