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When is violence the answer?

Asked by Demosthenes (14958points) March 16th, 2019

Lots of talk about violence and how wrong it is in the wake of the attack in New Zealand. I thought I would ask the most broad possible question about violence. There are two questions here that I’m interested in hearing your answer to:

1. When is violence an appropriate response? I am referring to personal violence against an individual, war against a nation, a coup against a leader, etc. Any kind of violence.
1b. Is violence only acceptable when it’s defensive, in response to violence? If not, when is offensive violence appropriate?
2. Have you ever personally been violent for what you felt was a justified reason?

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