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minus-squaretastysnacks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down3·1 year agoVoting is the proper way to overthrown the government. The other ways are more violent.
minus-squareAfricanExpansionist@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoWhat about when the “proper” way doesn’t work?
minus-square7heo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoWhat about when the government publishes the results of the election the day before voting starts?
minus-squareBloops@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s what happens when you don’t vote hard enough and let a crooked government come into power!
minus-squareRickyRigatoni@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoNothing wrong violence as a last resort. Especially in reply to violence used against you.
minus-squareCase@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m not a violent person. I abhor it honestly. That being said, actual self defense is always valid. That’s why I train and carry.
minus-squareRickyRigatoni@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYep. Pacifism without an exception for self defense is just suicide to me.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNon-violent revolution. Worked for us in Czechoslovakia.
Voting is the proper way to overthrown the government. The other ways are more violent.
What about when the “proper” way doesn’t work?
Get on your jetski
Don’t forget them 5 barrels 🙃
Vote harder
What about when the government publishes the results of the election the day before voting starts?
That’s what happens when you don’t vote hard enough and let a crooked government come into power!
Nothing wrong violence as a last resort. Especially in reply to violence used against you.
I’m not a violent person. I abhor it honestly.
That being said, actual self defense is always valid.
That’s why I train and carry.
Yep. Pacifism without an exception for self defense is just suicide to me.
Non-violent revolution. Worked for us in Czechoslovakia.