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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People have taken the line "violence is not the answer" to the extreme. It is true that violence is rarely the answer. However, there are times when violence is the only answer, because words will literally never work.

[–] Canadian_dalek 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Violence is the last answer, when all avenues of negotiation have failed

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

Similar energy:

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thank you for expressing my sentiment in a much more articulate (and concise) manner.