• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Civil disobedience involves the acceptance of consequences.

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      3 days ago

      No. It may involve the expectation of consequences, for the sake of planning for retaliation, but anybody who condemns atrocities should also oppose retaliation against the condemnation.

      Maybe some folks commit civil disobedience with the intention of voluntarily facing the consequences, but that’s entirely up to those individuals. Even in that case, they then depend on the broader society supporting their disobedience and demanding their retaliators back down.

      Absolutely fuck everything about this “well they had it coming” apologia mindset.