[Peace-discuss] Another amendment goes

[C. G. Estabrook]

 From Augustine to the Taliban, it's clear that revolutionary violence is 
defensive violence -  deeply regrettable, even if necessary - requiring putting 
aside the unrealistic optimism of absolute pacifism. But it's not a path to  be 
chosen when others are available - and it's all too easy to say that there are 
no others.  E.g., was the violence of 1775 or 1861 in this country necessary 
defensive violence? Probably not. Was it necessary in the 20th century for 
blacks in the South or workers in the Midwest to arm themselves? Probably.

"A just war exists when a people tries to ward off the threat of coercive 
domination by another people, or to overthrow an already-existing domination. A 
war is unjust, on the other hand, when a people try to impose domination on 
another people, or try to retain an already existing coercive rule over them." 
[Murray Rothbard] It's clear, e.g., where justice lies in the Mideast, from 
Palestine to Pakistan - or at least where it doesn't.

On 1/11/11 7:58 PM, E.Wayne Johnson wrote:
>  ...Violent resistance against such an enemy is not just futile, it's absurd.
>

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