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0 pointsSpivak8y ago0 comments

There's a such thing as good violence?

0 pointsSpivak8y ago0 comments

There's a such thing as good violence?

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vkou8y ago· 2 in thread

Why does your country have an army? A police force?

icebraining8y ago

I'd consider that violence a necessary evil, not good. And certainly not to be glorified.

vkou8y ago

I agree, but our take on this is an incredibly unpopular opinion. The public genuinely loves violence, as long as it's directed against other bad people.

218y ago· 1 in thread

Well, self defense is a generally accepted case of good violence.

tyen_8y ago

Antifa acts in self-defense? what a joke

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tomjen38y ago

It wasn't with crumpets and tea the British fought the Germans.

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