Post #1702444
2026-04-26 09:38 UTC
After another assassination attempt on Trump, you’ll hear alot of people say that “violence is never the answer.” Unless you’re a Quaker (or some other actually pacifist religious group), anyone saying that is being dishonest to themselves.
And if you do actually think violence can be acceptable, you need to actually figure out where the line is. Going based of vibes is not enough.
Attached is a screenshot of where I currently am with the question “when is violence morally acceptable?”
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@zed@mstdn.party 2026-04-26 09:40
Today, with Trump, we’re the closest to Scenario 3: A grave injustice is occurring: The Trump government is effectuating an immoral war in Iran, funding state sponsored terrorism, and mass-deporting largely innocent civilians in America, among other things. However, there are laws against his government’s abuse of power. The plausibility of their enforcement depends on Democrats taking bake the House, Senate, and then the Presidency. And then also prosecuting his crimes…
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@scott@carfree.city 2026-04-26 09:50
@zed if you ever want to read a 3,300-page answer to this question, with exhaustively researched historical sources, check out William T. Vollmann’s Rising Up and Rising Down