>>13
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>>9
passive resistance is an effective strategy for fighting evil that is consistent with pacifism.
>>14
From Wikipedia:
"Chickenhawk" is a political epithet used in the United States to criticize a politician, bureaucrat, or commentator who strongly supports a war or other military action, yet who actively avoided military service when of age. The term is meant to indicate that the person in question is cowardly or hypocritical for personally avoiding combat in the past while advocating that others go to war in the present. Generally, the implication is that "chickenhawks" lack the experience, judgment, or moral standing to make decisions about going to war.
As to the rest... like I said, I'm not a pacifist either.
>>15
That's a tired and bullshit dodge. I'm a real live middle aged veteran, and though there's no way I can prove this short of identifying myself, a discerning reader will hear the ring of truth in my words. Regarding your "definition", anyone who knows anything about the many nonviolent resistance movements throughout history knows that most began in already oppressed societies, and though you can question their philosophy, no man who knows anything about courage can deny that sometimes it takes more courage to not fight back. Educate yourself, internet smart guy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_resistance
>>16
Do I sense a butthurt member of a former empire here, mate? Here's one scene from India in 1930.
In Peshawar, satyagraha was led by a Muslim Pashto disciple of Gandhi, Ghaffar Khan, who had trained a 50,000 member army of nonviolent activists called Khudai Khidmatgar.[48] On April 23, 1930, Ghaffar Khan was arrested. A crowd of Khudai Khidmatgar gathered in Peshawar's Kissa Khani (Storytellers) Bazaar. The British ordered troops to open fire with machine guns on the unarmed crowd, killing an estimated 200-250.[49] The Pashtun satyagrahis acted in accord with their training in nonviolence, willingly facing bullets as the troops fired on them.[50] One British Indian Army regiment, troops of the renowned Royal Garhwal Rifles, refused to fire at the crowds. The entire platoon was arrested and many received heavy penalties, including life imprisonment.
Nice. You must be very proud.