![]() ![]() ![]() Following this opener, he sets about dissecting the insidious interconnections between pacifism and unchallenged privilege. Gelderloos starts from the successes famously associated with pacifism, then sketches in the context that pacifists often leave out. Not that he pulls any punches or refrains from strong statements! But to make his point, Gelderloos doesn’t have to prove that non-violent resistance is never useful, only that a prohibition on other forms of resistance is not always effective at dissolving or toppling hierarchies. Like anyone who wants to make a constructive contribution to a discussion, and in stark contrast to ideologues on both sides of this issue, Gelderloos makes an effort to engage with the strongest versions of all the common arguments in favor of orthodox pacifism over a diversity of tactics. ![]() In lucid and accessible prose, Gelderloos comprehensively debunks the notion that non-violent activism is the only acceptable and effective method of struggle. This is an excellent example of the sort of book anarchists need to be producing to keep our ideas visible and viable in society at large. ![]() Rather, it is a question of whose violence frightens us most, and on whose side we will stand.” “There is nothing in this world currently deserving of the name peace. ![]()
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