Re:I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its pre...
by meowface on Thursday December 19, 2013 @10:27PM
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You can't compare "minor violence against one person vs. extreme violence against one person", and "extreme violence against one/a few people vs. extreme violence against numerous people."
Can anyone think of a terroristic act that resulted in one or more deaths actually leading to less net violence? Most seem to cause more violence: Dorner shooting police, causing police to open fire on civilians they thought were him. 9/11 leading to many innocent deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq. People are much more likely to respond to violence with violence, than they are to respond with it to peace.
Can anyone think of a terroristic act that resulted in one or more deaths actually leading to less net violence? Most seem to cause more violence: Dorner shooting police, causing police to open fire on civilians they thought were him. 9/11 leading to many innocent deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq. People are much more likely to respond to violence with violence, than they are to respond with it to peace.