Fuck, its hard to put all these feelings into words. We're in a #WeirdestTimeline that's threatening to become a #WorstTimeline

Instead of dealing with it all like an adult, I'm going to ask for you all to #ExplainLikeImFive

#ELI5 - how do pacifists (& similar ideals) keep themselves from responding to violence with violence?

#pacifism #Nonviolence #NonviolentResistance

A flower in the barrel of a gun does not impede the ability of the gun to fire.

"What most pacifists do not seem to understand is that free speech does not empower us, and it does not equal freedom. ... Free speech is only free as long as it is not a threat and does not come with the possibility of challenging the system. The most freedom of speech I have ever had was in the “Security Housing Unit” (maximum-security solitary confinement) in federal prison. I could yell and shout all I wanted, even cuss at the guards, and unless I thought up a particularly creative way to intentionally enrage them, they would leave me at peace. No matter: the walls were rock solid and my words were hot air."
—Peter Gelderloos, “How Nonviolence Protects The State”

Audio:
Introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4kZuY0Y1Fk

Nonviolence is...
-Part 1: Ineffective:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSo1PGWojxE

-Part 2, Racist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1YN9535Skk

-Part 3, Statist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzYaXCY3b3c

-Part 4, Patriachical:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W-UrmIio94

-Part 5, Tactically and Strategically Inferior:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbNlCfd72a4

-Part 6, Deluded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbujozw-xCg

Conclusion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdSKVgebPAw

Full Text:
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how-nonviolence-protects-the-state

#PeterGelderloos #HowNonviolenceProtectsTheState #Pacifism #Nonviolence #Rebellion #Resistance #Protest #NonviolentResistance #Anarchism #Anarchy #AnarchistTexts #Audiobooks