Από την εκπομπή The Rachel Maddow Show του MSNBC, της Rachel Maddow.
Remaining non violent in the face of violent attacks by the people you are trying to defeat, that is almost humanly impossible. It is why we lionize leaders and movements that are able to get large numbers of people to do that. To stay non violent, even when they are physically provoked. To stay non violent, even when they are verbally assaulted. To stay non violent as a central strategy of defeating the forces that are keeping you down…
The violence in Egypt right now is not a by-product of the fact that there are anti government demonstrations going on. The violence is not inevitable, it is a tactic that is being used by one side. It is a tactic that is being used by the Egyptian government. And that is obvious to anybody who is there. It is obvious to anyone who is reporting what is happening on the ground there.
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