“Violence, Non-violence, and Misinformation” https://youtu.be/N-hOkFulos8
There is a moment in the film “The Imitation Game” when the Alan Turing character makes a comment to the effect that people “feel better” when use violence. In the context of broader social change, people who use or advocate for violence, rather than the long grind of creating sustainable change, may feel like they’re changing things ... but the only change is a temporary one inside them (an expression, maybe a release, of anger frustration etc).
Nevertheless, because they can identify a feeling they consider good, they will mostly have a desire - very strong, in some cases - to be allowed to continue the behaviour that they consider “makes them feel good”, much as alcoholics want to keep drinking because it “makes them feel good”.
Because of that, a number of those people are inclined to do exactly the same as gender flat earthers and ignore evidence or cherry pick, listen to their own echo chambers, and so on (and keep in mind some of these people are social authority figures - e.g., “bad” [violent] cops).
These people need to keep in mind that, as the creator of the video points out, civil resistance is not peaceful - the non-violent (on the part of the activists) raid on the Dharasana Saltworks is a notable example.
However, as one of the leaders of that event stated before the raid:
“You must not use any violence under any circumstances. You will be beaten, but you must not resist: you must not even raise a hand to ward off blows.”
The civil rights protestors in the USA prepared for protests by putting themselves through some of the sorts of abuses they expected to received (eggs being rubbed through hair,m shouting, etc).
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. cited Gandhi as having said:
“If cowardice is the only alternative to violence, it is better to fight.”
Civil resistance requires true bravery - not the short term expression of anger/frustration.
Another key point is that it is a gross simplification to not include or consider nuance in any issue - being comfortable with nuance is vital to understanding the world.
Anyway, see what you think of the video - and note that I haven’t looked at either of the two earlier videos.
My thoughts on the events concerned can be found here.
Possible flaws
Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:
- there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”;
- I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
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