Suppose you get falsely charged by the state because of your politics, what are you going to do? Get into armed conflict against the police officers coming to arrest you?

Is that what Steven Donziger should have done?

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 14 points 8 months ago (5 children)

It's not like armed insurgencies don't happen in modern countries. Look up the IRA. Even if you are not keen on blowing up billionaires, you can still shoot meal team six as they try to bring back lynching and the KKK.

That said, disarming the country including the police, especially the police, would be more conductive to a peaceful life. So would actual democratic representation.

[–] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So then the government just sends the military in to quell rebellions by unarmed/poorly-armed citizens.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, and they kill them and also some others, and some guy's wife. The guy takes up arms in revenge and the cycle continues.

It's not an open armed rebellion, it's constant terror attacks. How do you send in the military to quell a car bombing or an assassination?

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