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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s simple.

I know they’ll suppress any peaceful revolt, so the only logical step left is active revolt.

Also this is a war, you can play pacifist all you want but don’t complain when you get killed.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not playing pacifist, I'm trying to determine the best course of action with the least suffering.

I know they’ll suppress any peaceful revolt, so the only logical step left is active revolt.

Which active revolts would you point to as successes to model your tactics on? What was it about those that made them succeed? Are you sure it was the violence, or was it other contributing factors?

but don’t complain when you get killed

And which target have you chosen to sacrifice your life for? Are you happy to have the hospital your family are in bombed when it's determined there are "enemy combatants" inside?

Maybe instead of adding fire to fire, we could try to stop selling oil to the people holding lighters and deciding fire extinguishers are useless when plain water doesn't work like we hoped.

The people who benefit from war are the tank makers and gun sellers. Everyone is aghast when industry is causing climate change and then... turning around to fuel the military industrial complex to solve problems war has also failed to solve. Brilliant. It will surely work this time!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you want the least suffering, you must end long-term suffering.

The best course of action is for governments to acknowledge the problems caused by our current way of being and bring about abrupt change for the betterment of the people, but they will willfully never choose the best course of action.

Are you happy to see millions suffering and dying every day for easily solvable problems?