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Occupy Underground

flobee1

(870 posts) Thu Feb 23, 2012, 07:08 AM Feb 2012

Had a very interesting discussion [View all]

at our local occupy the other night.
What is non-violent resistance and what is violent resistance?

Is spraypaint violent?
is throwing a teargas canister back non-violent?
smashing windows?
not moving/blocking an entrance?

in my opinion it comes down to physical injury.

how about you?

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Had a very interesting discussion [View all] flobee1 Feb 2012 OP

By your definition customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #1

Bullshit cbrer Feb 2012 #7

My point is customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #12

I agree cbrer Feb 2012 #16

burning and smashing flobee1 Feb 2012 #2

All activities on your list is a violent response except rosesaylavee Feb 2012 #3

MLK zipplewrath Feb 2012 #4

It is about civil disobedience zeemike Feb 2012 #5

destruction of property is violence. attacking, even in self defense is violence. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #6

You always take that position. DocMac Feb 2012 #8

Ok Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #13

Maybe i'm mistaken. DocMac Feb 2012 #19

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #20

I am very sympathetic to ideals of Satyagraha nonviolence Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #15

if your heart is sincere unionworks Feb 2012 #9

violent offenses include rape and assault. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #10

Flobee1, unless I speak up you and many other OWS's will never know what a great debt of gratitude.. nenagh Feb 2012 #11

Are we talking about graffiti artwork, or tagging slogans in public places? Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 #14

the question should be, are these acts strategically net positive nashville_brook Feb 2012 #17

Rebecca Solnit wrote a great piece on this question in the book, "Occupy: Scenes from an Occupied rhett o rick Feb 2012 #18