A U.S. Border Patrol agent kneed a man at least five times in the face while several other agents held him pinned facedown on the pavement in south Minneapolis on Friday, according to multiple witnesses who shared videos with the Reformer. Yarrow Tkachuk-Kedziora, a Minneapolis resident, heard a horn blaring and looked out a second-floor […]
Ah, I did misunderstand you. I thought you meant compromise with the bastards.
Fuck, I don’t want to see firefights in the streets, but as ICE ratchets up the violence against regular folks I just can’t see us not having to fight them.
Ah, I did misunderstand you. I thought you meant compromise with the bastards.
Lemmy (and the internet in general) has a tendency for replies to be diametrically opposed, so I don’t blame you for mistaking my comment as contrarian. It’s an unfortunate extension of the hostile discussion culture.
If anything, I’d disagree on details, but not on the general sentiment: Being scared to make a move is human. Refusing to make a move because you value principle over intention is hypocrisy. Convincing others not to make a move is sabotage.
And saboteurs are at least as bad as open enemies, if not worse for their insidious pretense. In short: They’re bastards.
I don’t want to see firefights in the streets
I question the sanity of anyone who does. Fighting is a destructive activity. The best war is one that is never fought.
But as the saying goes: If you fight, you might lose…
but as ICE ratchets up the violence against regular folks I just can’t see us not having to fight them.
…but if you don’t fight (back), you’ve already lost. And this is a fight we really don’t want to lose.
You got me wrong: Better to compromise on pacifism than steadfastly refuse to defend ourselves
Ah, I did misunderstand you. I thought you meant compromise with the bastards.
Fuck, I don’t want to see firefights in the streets, but as ICE ratchets up the violence against regular folks I just can’t see us not having to fight them.
Lemmy (and the internet in general) has a tendency for replies to be diametrically opposed, so I don’t blame you for mistaking my comment as contrarian. It’s an unfortunate extension of the hostile discussion culture.
If anything, I’d disagree on details, but not on the general sentiment: Being scared to make a move is human. Refusing to make a move because you value principle over intention is hypocrisy. Convincing others not to make a move is sabotage.
And saboteurs are at least as bad as open enemies, if not worse for their insidious pretense. In short: They’re bastards.
I question the sanity of anyone who does. Fighting is a destructive activity. The best war is one that is never fought.
But as the saying goes: If you fight, you might lose…
…but if you don’t fight (back), you’ve already lost. And this is a fight we really don’t want to lose.
Pragmatic and based. I appreciate your logic and your patience.