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In reply to the discussion: Non-violent tactics and moral high-ground [View all]marylandblue
(12,344 posts)But it works because it also scares the shit out of your opponents. It works because when someone comes to shoot you at a peaceful protest, you don't run and don't fight, you say "bring it on, attack me now, in front of these cameras, I may die, but you will lose." Comparisons to war and self defense are beside the point. The point is to make a political statement that will be noticed. Like Heather Heyer did, even though she did not choose to die. We'd be having a different conversion if a single neo-Nazi had been killed, then those who make moral equivalency will have their justification, and Heyer's death would have lost its meaning.
Few people understand the power of non-violence, properly applied. Even fewer are brave enough to do it. I hope a leader emerges from among us who understands bow to do it in our time.