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In reply to the discussion: Revolution anyone? This is for those among us that think we can always fall back on revolution. [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)Nothing I've said is in any way meant to insult you. I am always speaking in general on DU and have no desire to fight useless battles with any individuals. I never said you personally support any US wars.
A common false assumption that many people have is that Gandhi's non-violence meant that he did not support military self-defense. He did, but only as a last resort after the radical form of negotiation that he advocated failed. A lot of people don't respect Gandhi because they think he was a push-over peacenik. Not at all.
I see I am failing in making this point, so let's just practice avoidance. You are probably right that my "fixations" are philosophical but I'm not sure what your point is. I have no idea why you are annoyed. BTW I have been on the other side of brute force and injustice and I still believe in a different way of negotiating with people (provided they are not completely insane, like some notorious monsters you mentioned).
donut?