• electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    No it isn’t. Non-violent opposition to what? Everyone also has the right to violent opposition, but the context makes all the difference.

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      1 year ago

      Violence, by definition, is unjustified. But that is also beside my point. Which has to do with the UN, not the embargo.

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        1 year ago

        Can you not be violent in self defense? Embargoes and sanctions can also be seen as a form of violence if they cause deaths. If you prevent essential goods like food or medicine from reaching those in need, and people die as a result-- is that better than bombing or shooting them?