Comment by s1artibartfast
1 year ago
>People demand justice, whether they're right to is a secondary concern, as is the methodologies they choose to seek it. Some become activists. Some become politicians. Some pick up guns.
That is a true, but We should discourage and condemn them picking up guns. There is a feedback loop at play
> That is a true, but We should discourage and condemn them picking up guns.
Nonsense. They will and should pick up guns if the entrenched systems no longer serve the purpose of the majority. Sure, it's not ideal.
But sometimes it's the only way to enact change. Some of the most important rights we have today were won with violence.
It's one of the so-called "Four boxes of liberty[1]". When the soap, ballot, and jury boxes are no longer effective, we should not be surprised when people increasingly reach for the ammo box.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_boxes_of_liberty
There is a big moral and social difference between an overwhelming majority of the people and a dissatisfied group.
The ammo box is not justified and should not be tolerated simply because someone doesn't get what they want. That route is a quick decent to societal collapse.
That is how you end up with your incels, anarchist, communists, and Christian fundamentalists shooting anyone who doesnt agree with them.
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The majority has all the power and the current system is what the majority wants. Being a frustrated minority does not excuse violence.
> Being a frustrated minority does not excuse violence.
-Random Internet comment in response to the colonial uprising and Declaration of Independence, circa 1776
> Being a frustrated minority does not excuse violence.
- random Internet comment in response to the execution of John Brown, 1859
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That's untrue on its face. For instance, killing a guy is a way to use power.
It's not one we like, but nonetheless.
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This country was founded by people picking up guns.