Just as Nemstov met his demise by the paranoid little man of vengeance, that bullet would be a welcome ending to the madness, cruelty, chaos and corruption of Putin, Mansur!!
Just as Nemstov met his demise by the paranoid little man of vengeance, that bullet would be a welcome ending to the madness, cruelty, chaos and corruption of Putin, Mansur!!
Patrick, IтАЩll repeat some of what I told Mansur and add more: Violence begets violence. I would suggest:
* GandhiтАЩs successful 50-year struggle for IndiaтАЩs Independence (1947) against the brutal British Empire (largely responsible for the Israel-Palestine тАЬconflict.тАЭ)
* Henry ThoreauтАЩs тАЬCivil DisobedienceтАЭ (1849)
* MLK civil rights movement; IтАЩm still inspired by his тАЬI Have a DreamтАЭ speech. His march influenced passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
We aught to encourage alternatives to violence, now. I suspect the fascist opposition to democracy hopes to see progressives pick up arms. Consider what fascist Israel is doing to Palestinians after Hamas despicable 10/7 terrorist attack; massacres that have killed 30k, with thousands under the rubble; 70k wounded, more than 500k starving or about to starve; most displaced and their homes and communities destroyed. The victims, mostly women and children. Sadly, their plight virtually ignored by pundits/media here and abroad. We are dealing with psychopaths and sociopaths, with zero degree of empathy; violence is not the answer
ThereтАЩs much that can be and must be done; agitating for violence is not one of them.
Just as Nemstov met his demise by the paranoid little man of vengeance, that bullet would be a welcome ending to the madness, cruelty, chaos and corruption of Putin, Mansur!!
Hear, hear, Patrick!
Patrick, IтАЩll repeat some of what I told Mansur and add more: Violence begets violence. I would suggest:
* GandhiтАЩs successful 50-year struggle for IndiaтАЩs Independence (1947) against the brutal British Empire (largely responsible for the Israel-Palestine тАЬconflict.тАЭ)
* Henry ThoreauтАЩs тАЬCivil DisobedienceтАЭ (1849)
* MLK civil rights movement; IтАЩm still inspired by his тАЬI Have a DreamтАЭ speech. His march influenced passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
We aught to encourage alternatives to violence, now. I suspect the fascist opposition to democracy hopes to see progressives pick up arms. Consider what fascist Israel is doing to Palestinians after Hamas despicable 10/7 terrorist attack; massacres that have killed 30k, with thousands under the rubble; 70k wounded, more than 500k starving or about to starve; most displaced and their homes and communities destroyed. The victims, mostly women and children. Sadly, their plight virtually ignored by pundits/media here and abroad. We are dealing with psychopaths and sociopaths, with zero degree of empathy; violence is not the answer
ThereтАЩs much that can be and must be done; agitating for violence is not one of them.
I basically agree, however, one has a right to self-defense