tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966682248042914127.post8085596348929699716..comments2023-06-06T12:02:25.905-05:00Comments on Voice In The Dark: Poison the TrollsKatharine Alice Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348222198127826266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966682248042914127.post-58314748446563561522014-04-25T19:33:14.265-05:002014-04-25T19:33:14.265-05:00Pacifism is a powerful tool. People who "turn...Pacifism is a powerful tool. People who "turn the other cheek" often change the world. Ghandi made sweeping change in human rights on a global scale.<br /><br />Pacifism ONLY works because pacifists make friends who are not pacifists. Ghandi was untouchable. Why? Because if anyone laid a hand on him, a million people would have literally torn them to pieces. He STILL wound up a martyr.<br /><br />That's what pacifism is, letting people hurt you so that SOMONE ELSE will stand up for you and the people who can't do it themselves. There's a word for a pacifist who doesn't have a freedom fighter at his back. That word is "dead".<br /><br />No one starts fights with pacifists because of the passion they instill in the people for whom they speak. That's the only reason. Martin Luther King Jr. was effective only because the authorities had a choice between listening to him or getting shot by Malcolm X. Katharine Alice Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348222198127826266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966682248042914127.post-65365919599625221282014-04-24T12:38:28.549-05:002014-04-24T12:38:28.549-05:00Hello no, I stood up to the bullies and fought bac...Hello no, I stood up to the bullies and fought back! Still do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142061715548951000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966682248042914127.post-17896398188906980932014-04-23T09:44:29.525-05:002014-04-23T09:44:29.525-05:00I've had the opportunity to compare this affec...I've had the opportunity to compare this affect of standing up versus "ignoring them." I saw the ignoring time period just escalate. I saw the time when we all stood up for the person being bullied put an end to that shit immediately. There is power in a room full of people turning on a bully. It was even a great time to end it without a single bit of violence because like I said when the whole room turns and says, "shut the fuck up, leave and never bother this person again." That seemed sufficient to end the bully's power as well. They feed off weakness like being quiet or "turning the other cheek." I see what happens when you turn the other cheek... you get both sides of your face punched when you could have just stopped it by standing up the first time and others standing by watching could end the entire situation by standing with the victim and saying bullies are not welcome. I feel ya here, bullies need to be ended and the "solution" isn't all that violent most of the time because all you do is take back the power in a situation and give it back to those that it belongs to... *sigh* No need to go on a rant lol. I feel what you are saying here. It makes sense. snikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443369634478959928noreply@blogger.com