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September 25, 2016
The strategy of "by any means necessary" appeals to the militants confident they possess the truth and are on the 'right side of history'.
"By any means necessary" is a translation of a phrase used by the French intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre in his play Dirty Hands.It entered the popular civil rights culture through a speech given by Malcolm X at the Organization of Afro-American Unity Founding Rally on June 28, 1964. It is generally considered to leave open all available tactics for the desired ends, including violence." The problem is that the strategy works when only one side employs it. When both sides employ it equally they become locked in a race to the bottom. They Had to Improve It | PJ Media
Posted by gerardvanderleun at September 25, 2016 8:23 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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If it is employed against you and you don't retaliate in kind, you wind up at the bottom ALONE.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at September 25, 2016 9:13 AM
True,VW.Sir Thomas More was very alone in forcing his tormentors to face what they were doing to him.Paul Scofield's portrayal of him is riveting.There are bedrock laws in the Judeo-Christian foundation this country rests on.Without them,we have the Moslem World.
Posted by: Nori at September 25, 2016 8:58 PM