From: "Ben B." <benrkb-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: nonviolence
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 19:19:04 PST


Whilst reading Nelson Mandelas autobiography I've stumbled across an 
interesting idea bout nonviolence vs revoulution. Its a thing i've never 
really been sure about but til now I've probably been leaning on the 
side of nonviolence. Anyway Nelson saids that its the opressor and not 
the opressed who has the choice in these things and that the means of 
change should simply be the most effective. So the choice of violence or 
no belongs to the government and we need only do whats most effective 
without worrying about it much. Revoulution might be necessary for East 
timor but inappropriate for Australia.
I suppose that should have been obvious really.
Ben

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