When do you think violence is justified?ReallyKinda@kbin.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 70 points – 11 months agoSelf defense? Only on the battlefield? Only to achieve a ‘noble’ end?96Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent comment Violence, by definition, is an unjustified use of force. If a use of force is justified then it isn’t violence. You're right, but just to be clear: That is an English differentiation that doesn't exist in many other languages.That's just a rhetorical device. I'm not suggesting that word definitions are prescriptive.Weird. The question was asked in English.1 more...
Violence, by definition, is an unjustified use of force. If a use of force is justified then it isn’t violence. You're right, but just to be clear: That is an English differentiation that doesn't exist in many other languages.That's just a rhetorical device. I'm not suggesting that word definitions are prescriptive.Weird. The question was asked in English.1 more...
You're right, but just to be clear: That is an English differentiation that doesn't exist in many other languages.
That's just a rhetorical device. I'm not suggesting that word definitions are prescriptive.
Weird. The question was asked in English.