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A Few Things About Nonviolence: A Response to Yoav Litvin
Stewart, Andrew
http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/09/22/a-few-things-about-nonviolence-a-response-to-yoav-litvin/Publisher: CounterPunch Year Published: 2017 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX21314 The goal of a true movement opposing American fascism should not be adrenaline-boosting brawls, it can only be the long and dedicated work of dismantling various engines of white supremacy within our socio-political landscape. Abstract: - Excerpt: We live in an epoch where nonviolence as a tactic is the only one available to us because of state repression and because that is what the public finds acceptable. Going too far outside the margins invites ridicule or dismissal. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a great example –if– you know what you are talking about. For instance, he had armed guards around him quite often in marches, they merely concealed their weapons. His nonviolence refused to lecture the rebellious in Watts or Detroit because it was cruel to do so. But he knew what he needed to do to get results and it was because he was effective that he was murdered. Subject Headings |