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Old 06-13-09, 03:57 PM   #151
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Originally Posted by Aramike View Post
This argument is heavily flawed. When using "better", we've been referring to the morality of an approach, not it's effectiveness. By that argument, yes, peaceful protest is the "best" approach.

But if you want to discuss the effectiveness, there will surely be times when violence would be more likely to be effective.
Assuming you believe your cause to be morally right, effectiveness and
morality are very much interlinked.

You can't be good ineffectually and still claim you have been good.
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