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Warren Stupidity

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6. destruction of property is violence. attacking, even in self defense is violence.

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 10:26 AM

Feb 2012

non-violent resistance means just that. It is non-violent. There are deeper meanings within the broader term "non-violent resistance', see for example Gandhi's thoughts on Satyagraha.

What OWS is confronted with is a Satyagraha crisis. The truth is that we, the people, have a fundamental and inalienable right to peaceably assemble, for as long as we want, on any open public space, to demand redress of our grievances. That right is being forcibly denied. How much are we willing to sacrifice to defend this right?

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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