http://rebelrhetoric.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/is-it-even-possible/ An Intellectual Community of Fine, Very Fine, and Extremely Fine Human Beings Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://rebelrhetoric.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/is-it-even-possible/#comment-98 johnson3282 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:34:51 +0000 http://rebelrhetoric.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-98 Yes, it is possible to use non-violence in such a violent society. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement are evidence enough of this. I think that the time period that was the Civil Rights Movement, was one of the most dangerous and violent times. But many things were accomplished by using such tactics. I think that there are some limitations to using nonviolent tactics, some being the amount of time it takes to gain progress, as well limitations of the person who is acting non-violent. No matter how violently they are acted against, they must never respond in a violent manner. Yes, it is possible to use non-violence in such a violent society. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement are evidence enough of this. I think that the time period that was the Civil Rights Movement, was one of the most dangerous and violent times. But many things were accomplished by using such tactics. I think that there are some limitations to using nonviolent tactics, some being the amount of time it takes to gain progress, as well limitations of the person who is acting non-violent. No matter how violently they are acted against, they must never respond in a violent manner.

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