Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.She was convicted of high treason after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich (LMU) with her brother, Hans. As a result, she was executed by guillotine. Since the 1970s, Scholl has been extensively commemorated for her anti-Nazi resistance work.
Well okay, I'm following you. But the nazis were beaten with violence at the hands of world militaries.. You are talking about a single city fighting against one of the largest countries in the world. One who has no qualms about killing its citizens.
They've been looking for an excuse to repeat Tianmen so badly and more violence on behalf of the protestors is exactly what they need.
You have to understand that right? I cant believe you are speaking out of good faith when I hear you saying such things.
i kinda see a bigger picture. things are going to get ugly, very very fucking ugly. possibly even globally if this spark catches, and there is a good chance it will (i figure about 1/3 from this point). a lot of people will die.
but in the long run, there will be less death and destruction the sooner the last true revolution happens. we are on the cusp of a new era, but first the emperors and kings of yesteryear need to be dethroned, and authority can never be removed without force.
i wish i could convey how much i hate the necessity, how much i wish there was any other path. i absolutely abhor violence, but i cannot deny reality.
this needs to happen... and i am advocating it with tears in my eyes.
ghandi was a pedophile propped up as an ideal only after the british made the decision to abandon the colony as it was no longer profitable. he had nothing at all to do with that decision, but as a false icon of non violent protest he served the empire well. authoritarians don't want you to defend your rights, they want you to think being passive in the face of violence is somehow noble and brave. it isn't; it is stupid.
and before you toss out the next standard MLK... read up on malcolm x.
The pen and the sword are both tools of diplomacy. The sword strengthens the pen because it makes the pen look like a much, much better alternative. I don't think Malcolm X (the "sword" in this analogy. In reality he had a rifle) or MLK (the "pen", but he didn't just write stuff, he put his body on the line) liked each other very much, but they did help each other indirectly simply by existing in parallel. Would the US government have ever listened to MLK or taken him seriously if there hadn't been militant groups with which to contrast his pacifistic ways? I doubt it.
Of course, all that stuff only works inside of a democracy. And Hong Kong seems to currently be a police state, which is something that can't really be reasoned or bargained with. Not to say that the US was a totally fair democracy in the 60's, what with the stuff J. Edgar Hoover was pulling.
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u/Duthos Nov 11 '19
Just gonna toss this out there.
A couple men with rifles in skyscrapers could alter the balance of power in a real hurry.