,9TRODUCTION 
,NONVIOL5CE HAS LO/ ! DEBATE 

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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

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,9TRODUCTION3 ,NONVIOL5CE HAS LO/ ! DEBATE 

,NONVIOL5CE HAS LO/ ! DEBATE4 
,OV] ! LA/ #b YE>S1 MORE & MORE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & REBELLIONS AGA9/ OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION HAVE BROK5 \T ACROSS ! WORLD1 & )9 !SE MOVEM5TS PEOPLE HAVE LE>N$ ALL OV] AGA9 ?AT NONVIOL5CE DOES NOT WORK4 
,!Y >E LE>N+ ?AT ! HI/ORIES ( PURPORT$ NONVIOL5T VICTORIES HAVE BE5 FALSIFI$1 ?AT SPECIFIC ACTIONS OR ME?ODS ?AT C\LD BE DESCRIB$ AS NONVIOL5T WORK BE/ :5 !Y >E COMPLEM5T$ BY O!R ACTIONS OR ME?ODS ?AT >E ILLEGAL & COMBATIVE4 
,!Y >E LE>N+ ?AT EXCLUSIVE1 DOGMATIC NONVIOL5CE DOES NOT /& A *ANCE AT A*IEV+ A REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE 9 SOCIETY1 AT GETT+ TO ! ROOTS ( OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION & BR++ D[N ?OSE :O >E 9 P[]4 

,AT BE/1 NONVIOL5CE CAN OBLIGE P[] TO *ANGE ITS MASKS1 TO PUT A NEW POLITICAL P>TY ON ! ?RONE & POSSIBLY EXP& ! SOCIAL SECTORS ?AT >E REPRES5T$ 9 ! ELITE1 )\T *ANG+ ! FUNDAM5TAL FACT ?AT !RE IS AN ELITE ?AT RULES & B5EFITS FROM ! EXPLOITATION ( EV]YBODY ELSE4 
,& IF WE LOOK AT ALL ! MAJOR REBELLIONS ( ! LA/ TWO DECADES1 S9CE ! 5D ( ! ,COLD ,W>1 IT SEEMS ?AT NONVIOL5CE CAN ONLY EFFECT ?IS COSMETIC *ANGE IF IT HAS ! SUPPORT ( A BROAD P>T ( ! ELITE--USUALLY ! M$IA1 ! WEAL?Y1 & AT LEA/ A P>T ( ! MILIT>Y1 BECAUSE NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE HAS NEV] BE5 ABLE TO RESI/ ! FULL =CE ( ! ,/ATE4 
,:5 DISSID5TS DO NOT HAVE ?IS ELITE SUPPORT1 /RICT NONVIOL5CE SEEMS LIKE ! SURE/ WAY TO KILL A MOVEM5T1 AS :5 PURE NONVIOL5CE L$ TO ! TOTAL COLLAPSE ( ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T 9 #b#c.<#a.>1 OR AN 5=C$ NONVIOL5CE L$ TO ! COLLAPSE ( ! /UD5T MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA9 9 #b#i.<#b.>4 

,9 DOZ5S ( NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS >\ND ! WORLD1 PEOPLE HAVE GONE 9TO ! /REETS = ! FIR/ TIME ?9K+ ?AT NONVIOL5CE IS ! WAY1 BECAUSE CONTR>Y TO ! CLAIMS ( MANY PACIFI/S1 \R SOCIETY TEA*ES US ?AT :ILE VIOL5CE MAY BE ACCEPTABLE = GOV]NM5TS1 PEOPLE ON ! BOTTOM :O WI% TO *ANGE ?+S MU/ ALWAYS BE NONVIOL5T4 ,?IS IS :Y FROM ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S TO ! PLAZA OCCUPATION MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA9 TO ! /UD5T MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,K1 T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE :O W]E P>TICIPAT+ 9 A /RUGGLE = ! FIR/ TIME 9 !IR LIVES1 :O ONLY KNEW AB\T REVOLUTION & RESI/ANCE FROM TELEVISION OR FROM PUBLIC S*OOLS 7:I* IS TO SAY1 FROM ! M$IA OR FROM ! GOV]NM5T7 OV]:ELM+LY BELIEV$ 9 NONVIOL5CE4 
,& >\ND ! WORLD1 EXP]I5CE TAU<T MANY ( !SE PEOPLE ?AT !Y W]E WRONG1 ?AT ! PACIFI/S1 TOGE!R ) ! M$IA & ! GOV]NM5T HAD LI$ TO !M1 & 9 ORD] TO *ANGE ANY?+1 !Y HAD TO FI<T BACK4 

,?IS HAS BE5 A COLLECTIVE LE>N+ PROCESS ?AT HAS TAK5 PLACE >\ND ! GLOBE1 & ! DIRECTION ( ?AT PROCESS HAS OV]:ELM+LY GONE FROM NONVIOL5CE TO A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS--! IDEA ?AT WE CANNOT IMPOSE A LIMITATION ( TACTICS OR ONE ME?OD ( /RUGGLE ON AN 5TIRE MOVEM5T1 ?AT WE NE$ TO BE ABLE TO *OOSE FROM A WIDE RANGE ( TACTICS1 ?AT /RUGGLES >E MORE ROBU/ :5 SU* A V>IETY ( TACTICS >E PRES5T1 & ?AT EV]YBODY NE$S TO DECIDE = !MSELVES H[ TO /RUGGLE 7PEACEFUL TACTICS1 !RE=E1 >E 9CLUD$ )9 A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS1 :]E NONVIOL5CE EXCLUDES ALL O!R TACTICS & ME?ODS74 

,EI<T YE>S AGO1 !RE W]E FREQU5T DEBATES BETWE5 PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE & PROPON5TS ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 
,9 ! FALL ( #b#d1 ,I WROTE ,H[ ,NONVIOL5CE ,PROTECTS ! ,/ATE1 ONE ( SEV]AL SIMIL> POLEMICS TO APPE> AT ! TIME 7! >GUM5TS ,I MAKE 9 ?AT BOOK1 AS WELL AS CRITICISMS ( IT1 >E \TL9$ 9 ! APP5DIX74 
,9 ! CLIMATE ( ! ANTIGLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 :I* WAS HEAVILY SKEW$ T[>DS NONVIOL5CE ?ANKS TO ! DISAPPE>ANCE OR 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT CAME BE=E US1 & ?ANKS TO ! HEAVY NGO P>TICIPATION1 ! DEBATE FELT LIKE AN UPHILL BATTLE1 AL?\< MO/ ( US W]E AID$ & 9SPIR$ BY ! DISCOV]Y OR REPUBLICATION ( TEXTS FROM E>LI] G5]ATIONS ( /RUGGLE1 LIKE ,W>D ,*UR*ILL'S ,PACIFISM AS ,PA?OLOGY OR ,FRANTZ ,FANON'S ,! ,WRET*$ ( ! ,E>?4 

,AT ?AT TIME1 PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE FREQU5TLY EM]G$ FROM !IR IVORY T[]S TO DEBATE ) PROPON5TS ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 
,BUT 9 ! 9T]V5+ YE>S1 SOME?+ HAS *ANG$4 
,9SURRECTIONS HAVE OCCURR$ >\ND ! WORLD1 :ILE NONVIOL5T MOVEM5TS HAVE PROV5 !MSELVES /ILLBORN OR MORALLY BANKRUPT 7SEE ,*APT] #c74 
,EV5 )9 ! CONF9ES ( ! ANTIGLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 ! MO/ P[]FUL & COMMUNICATIVE PROTE/S W]E ?OSE ?AT OP5LY ORGANIZ$ ON ! BASIS ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS1 :ILE ! REBELLIONS 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? ?AT KEPT ! MOVEM5T ALIVE W]E NO?+ CLOSE TO PACIFI/4 

,MANY ( ! PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE W]E DRAW+ ON A RI* IF SOME:AT FLAW$ HI/ORY ( PEACEFUL MOVEM5TS = *ANGE1 LIKE ! ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN SOLID>ITY MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S OR ! ANTI-MILIT>I/ & ANT9UCLE> MOVEM5TS 9 ,EUROPE4 
,BUT MANY ( !SE OLD]1 PR9CIPL$ PACIFI/S HAVE DISAPPE>$1 :ILE ?OSE :O HAVE REMA9$ ACTIVE W]E SC>CELY PRES5T 9 ! EM]G5CE ( ! NEW NONVIOL5T MASS MOVEM5TS4 
,9 ! FACE ( ITS DEFEATS1 NONVIOL5CE N\RI%$ ITSELF NOT 9 ! EXP]I5CE ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 :I* REPEAT$LY C\NSEL$ AGA9/ IT1 BUT RA!R AN*OR$ ITSELF ) ! SUPPORT ( ! MASS M$IA1 ! UNIV]SITIES1 WEAL?Y B5EFACTORS1 & GOV]NM5TS !MSELVES 7SEE ,*APT] #h74 
,NONVIOL5CE HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY EXT]NAL TO SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 & IMPOS$ UPON !M4 

,AS ?IS HAS HAPP5$1 DIRECT DEBATE BETWE5 ! IDEA ( NONVIOL5CE & ?AT ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY R>E4 
,! CRITICISMS ( NONVIOL5CE ?AT W]E PUBLI%$ 9 ?OSE YE>S MADE A NUMB] ( >GUM5TS ?AT W\LD HAVE TO BE EI!R REBUTT$ OR ACKN[L$G$ = ANY HONE/ DEBATE TO CONT9UE4 
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! ACCUSATION ?AT PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE1 9 CONJUNCTION ) ! ,/ATE1 HAVE FALSIFI$ ! HI/ORY ( ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! W> 9 ,VIETNAM1 ! /RUGGLES = CIVIL RI<TS 9 ! ,U,S1 & ! 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5T 9 ,9DIA TO PORTRAY MOVEM5TS ?AT US$ A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS AS NONVIOL5T1 & TO MAKE A P>TIAL OR LIMIT$ VICTORY SEEM LIKE A FULL VICTORY2 

! >GUM5T ?AT ! ,/ATE WAS ABLE TO PREV5T ! MOVEM5T FROM ATTA9+ FULL VICTORY1 BO? 9 ! CASE ( CIVIL RI<TS & ,9DIAN 9DEP5D5CE1 ?ANKS TO ! ROLE ( PACIFI/S 9 DIALOG+ ) ! GOV]NM5T & ATTACK+ O!RS 9 ! MOVEM5T :O US$ MORE COMBATIVE TACTICS2 

! FACT ?AT PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE :O >E :ITE & MIDDLE-CLASS1 HAVE HEAVILY $IT$ ! TEA*+S ( ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+1 ,JR4 & ,G&HI TO CUT \T ?OSE FIGURES' [N LE>N+ PROCESSES & !IR RADICALIZATION 9 LAT] YE>S1 & TO SIL5CE !IR CRITICISMS ( :ITE PROGRESSIVE ALLIES OR !IR SUPPORT = NON-PACIFI/ MOVEM5TS 9CLUD+ URBAN RIOT]S & >M$ LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS2 

DOCUM5TATION ( GOV]NM5T1 POLICE1 & M$IA 5C\RAGEM5T ( NONVIOL5CE )9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 9CLUD+ GOV]NM5T /RATEGY PAP]S ?AT %[ ?AT ! ,/ATE PREF]S TO GO UP AGA9/ A PEACEFUL MOVEM5T RA!R ?AN A COMBATIVE MOVEM5T2 

EVID5CE ( PAT]NALISM & RACISM BY NONVIOL5T ORGANIZATIONS T[>DS ! /RUGGLES ( POOR PEOPLE & PEOPLE ( COLOR 

! >GUM5T ?AT GOV]NM5T & BUS9ESS 9/ITUTIONS >E /RUCTURALLY IMMUNE TO A 0*ANGE ( HE>T0 & ?AT HI/ORICALLY A /RICTLY NONVIOL5T RESI/ANCE HAS NEV] PROVOK$ MASSIVE MUT9Y FROM ! MILIT>Y1 POLICE1 OR O!R 9/ITUTIONS1 AS HAS COMBATIVE OR DIV]SE RESI/ANCE2 

A LONG LI/ ( GA9S WON BY MOVEM5TS ?AT US$ A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS2 

! >GUM5T ?AT 0VIOL5CE0 IS AN 9TR9SICALLY AMBIGU\S CATEGORY ?AT 5ABLES MORE ANALYTICAL MANIPULATION ?AN PRECISION2 

! >GUM5T ?AT MO/ ( ! ALLEG$ PROBLEMS ) REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE >E 9 FACT PROBLEMS ?AT CAN BE ATTRIBUT$ TO AU?ORIT>IAN MOVEM5TS ?AT USE VIOL5CE & NOT TO ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MOVEM5TS ?AT USE VIOL5CE4.<#c.> 

,YET PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE 9 REC5T YE>S HAVE NOT ACKN[L$G$ !SE CRITICISMS1 NEI!R TO REBUT !M NOR TO REVISE !IR [N POSITIONS4 
,!Y CONT9UE REPEAT+ ! CLI*ES1 ! MIS9=MATION1 ! BROAD /ATEM5TS1 & ! NAME-DROPP+ ( ,G&HI & ,K+ ?AT SP>K$ ! CRITICISMS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 
,BUT MORE (T5 /ILL1 !Y AVOID ANY DIRECT COMMUNICATION ALTOGE!R4 
,9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ACROSS ! WORLD1 !Y HAVE BEGUN SPREAD+ ! CLAIM ?AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 9 P>TICUL>1 OR MASK$ RIOT]S 9 G5]AL1 >E POLICE PROVOCATEURS & GOV]NM5T AG5TS4 
,NEV] M9D ?AT 9 EV]Y S+LE ONE ( ! MANY C\NTRIES :]E ?IS *EAP ACCUSATION HAS BE5 MADE1 !RE >E COMRADES 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS :O >GUE 9 FAVOR ( SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ ! POLICE1 ( TAK+ OV] ! /REETS1 & ( SMA%+ BANKS2 NEV] M9D ?AT !Y HAVE ALREADY PUBLI%$ EXPLANATIONS ( !IR ACTIONS & ?AT !Y W\LD ALSO BE WILL+ TO SIT D[N ) ?OSE ( ANO!R OP9ION TO DEBATE !SE ?+S2 & NEV] M9D ?AT MANY ( !M HAVE D$ICAT$ !IR LIVES TO SOCIAL MOVEM5TS = YE>S--NOT JU/ TO ! TASK ( ATTACK+ BANKS BUT ALSO TO SOLID>ITY 9 ALL ITS =MS1 AS WELL AS MANY K9DS ( CREATION & SELF-ORGANIZATION4 

,) 9CREAS+ FREQU5CY1 UNSCRUPUL\S SUPPORT]S ( NONVIOL5CE HAVE SPREAD ! ACCUSATION1 (T5 )\T ANY EVID5CE1 ?AT O!R MEMB]S ( A SOCIAL MOVEM5T >E POLICE PROVOCATEURS1 & !Y HAVE DONE ?IS PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y >E AFRAID TO DEBATE4 
,!Y HAVE TO ROB !IR OPPON5TS ( ANY LEGITIMACY & PREV5T BY/&]S TO ! DEBATE FROM REALIZ+ ?AT !RE IS 9DE$ ANY DEBATE GO+ ON1 ?AT ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS CONTA9 CONFLICT+ BELIEFS & PRACTICES4 
,& BY SPREAD+ FALSE RUMORS ( 9FILTRATION & DIVID+ ! MOVEM5T1 !Y EXPOSE ?OSE !Y ACCUSE TO VIOL5CE1 :E!R ?AT IS ! VIOL5CE ( >RE/ OR ! VIOL5CE ( FELL[ PROTE/]S4 
,ON A NUMB] ( OCCASIONS1 POLICE HAVE TRACK$ D[N & >RE/$ ?OSE 0BAD PROTE/]S0 :O >E ACCUS$ ( BE+ 9FILTRATORS 9 ORD] TO CLE> !IR NAMES4 
,SUPPORT]S ( NONVIOL5CE HAVE (T5 AID$ POLICE 9 ID5TIFY+ ! 0BAD PROTE/]S04.<#d.> 
,& AFT] ORGANIZ+ OR P>TICIPAT+ 9 DEBATES ON NONVIOL5CE OV] A HUNDR$ TIMES 9 ,EUROPE1 & ,NOR? & ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 ,I AM CONV9C$ ?AT ?OSE :O HAVE MO/ (T5 PHYSICALLY ATTACK$ FELL[ PROTE/]S HAVE BE5 SUPPORT]S ( NONVIOL5CE4 
,?IS IS C]TA9LY CONFIRM$ BY :AT ,I HAVE SE5 ) MY [N EYES4 
,! EPISODE HAS PLAY$ \T SO MANY TIMES ?AT IT HAS LO/ ALL ITS HUMOR\S IRONY3 
PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE ATTACK+ ?OSE !Y DISAGREE ) = NOT US+ PEACEFUL TACTICS4 

,!RE WAS A TIME :5 ! ONLY PEOPLE DI%ONE/ 5\< TO TOSS >\ND ! ACCUSATION ?AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC OR O!R MASK$ PROTE/]S >E POLICE 9FILTRATORS W]E ,/AL9I/S4 
,N[1 ?IS HAS BECOME A /OCK >GUM5T1 NOT ONLY BY CONSPIRACY NUTS BUT ALSO BY PACIFI/S :O CLAIM ! MANTLE ( ,G&HI & ,K+4 
,LIES & MANIPULATIONS >E A RESORT ( ?OSE :O HAVE LO/ AN >GUM5T BUT DON'T HAVE ! DEC5CY TO ADMIT IT4 

,9 ! PLAZA OCCUPATION MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA91 SELF-APPO9T$ LEAD]S IMPOS$ /RICT ADH]5CE TO NONVIOL5CE1 EV5 PROHIBIT+ ! BLOCK+ ( /REETS OR ! PA9T+ ( BANKS1 & !Y BOYCOTT$ ANY DEBATE ON ! SUBJECT4 
,9 ,B>CELONA1 !Y EV5 MADE ! PAP]WORK DISAPPE> :5 AN>*I/S TRI$ TO RES]VE ! S\ND SY/EM TO ORGANIZE SU* A DEBATE4 
,& DUR+ ,OCCUPY1 A NUMB] ( MA9/REAM J\RNALI/S POS+ AS FRI5DS ( ! MOVEM5T PUBLI%$ D5UNCIATIONS FILL$ ) MANIPULATIONS & MIS9=MATION 9 A BALD-FAC$ ATTEMPT TO CRIM9ALIZE A P>T ( ! MOVEM5T4 

,:5 ONE ( !SE J\RNALI/S1 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES' ,*RIS ,H$GES1 SAT D[N TO DEBATE A MEMB] ( ,CRIME?9C1.<#e.> HE REPEAT$LY CONTRADICT$ HIMSELF1 D5I$ SOME ( ! >GUM5TS HE MADE 9 HIS 9FAM\S >TICLE1 & PROV$ 9CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ ?AT VIOL5CE IS A SOCIAL CON/RUCT ?AT IS APPLI$ TO SOME =MS ( H>M BUT NOT TO O!RS1 (T5 DEP5D+ ON :E!R SU* H>M IS CONSID]$ NORMAL )9 \R SOCIETY4 
,:5 SOME NONVIOL5CE PROPON5TS BROKE ! PR9CIPLES ( UNITY & D5\NC$ FELL[ PROTE/]S AFT] ! DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! ,VANC\V] ,OLYMPICS1 ONE ( !M SUBSEQU5TLY DEBAT$ ,H>%A ,WALIA FROM 0,NO ,ONE IS ,ILLEGAL01 & GOT S\NDLY ?RA%$4.<#f.> 

,MO/ PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE HAVE BE5 SM>T]1 & !Y HAVE AVOID$ ANY LEVEL PLAY+ FIELD4 
,!Y HAVE NOT *OS5 ! T]RA9 ( ! MOVEM5T ITSELF1 BECAUSE COLLECTIVE EXP]I5CES REPEAT$LY PROVE !M WRONG4 
,9/EAD !Y HAVE TURN$ T[>DS ! ELITE & GOTT5 SUPPORT FROM ! SY/EM ITSELF4 
,MA9/REAM1 =-PR(IT PUBLI%+ COMPANIES PR9T \T !IR BOOKS BY ! MILLIONS1 9 A /REAM ( TITLES ?AT 9CREASES AS COMBATIVE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS GA9 MORE GR\ND4 
,MA9/REAM1 =-PR(IT M$IA GIVE NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S 9T]VIEWS :ILE !Y DEMONIZE ! SO-CALL$ VIOL5T ONES4 
,UNIV]SITY PR(ESSORS & NGO EMPLOYES LIV+ (F ( GRANTS FROM ! GOV]NM5T OR WEAL?Y DONORS 7& LIV+ LU%1 COMP>$ TO ?OSE ( US :O MAKE \R LIV+ WORK+ 9 RE/AURANTS & B>S1 %OPLIFT+1 TEA*+ 9 PUBLIC S*OOLS1 DRIV+ TAXIS1 DO+ TEMP WORK OR SEX WORK1 OR VOLUNTE]+ = M$ICAL EXP]IM5TS71 ALSO T5D TO WEI< 9 ON ! SIDE ( NONVIOL5CE1 BR++ A HEFTY >RAY ( 9/ITUTIONAL RES\RCES ALONG ) !M4 

,ALL ( !SE RES\RCES OV]:ELM ! SMALL C\NT]9=MATION WEBSITES1 ! PIRATE RADIO /ATIONS1 & ! ALL-VOLUNTE] 9DEP5D5T PRESSES ( ! MOVEM5T4 
,= EV]Y BOOK WE PR9T \T1 (T5 CUTT+ & B9D+ BY H&1 !Y CAN PR9T A ?\S& BOOKS4 
,! PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE1 YET AGA91 HAVE *OS5 TO UNSCRUPUL\SLY WORK ) & = ! SY/EM 9 A ,FAU/IAN PACT1 AVAIL+ !MSELVES ( RES\RCES1 ECONOMIC SECURITY1 SAFETY FROM REPRESSION1 & EV5 FAME1 BUT MAKE NO MI/AKE3 !Y HAVE REVEAL$ !MSELVES AS MORALLY CORRUPT4 
,! CLOS] ONE GETS TO ! DO-IT-Y\RSELF1 ! SELF-ORGANIZ$1 & ! CR[D-FUND$ /RUCTURES ( \R MOVEM5TS = REVOLUTION1 & ! MORE ONE IS IMM]S$ 9 ! /REETS1 9 ! /RUGGLES ( ?OSE :O >E FI<T+ = !IR [N LIVES1 ! MORE LIKELY Y\ >E TO F9D SUPPORT = A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 
,& ! CLOS] Y\ GET TO ! NGOS1 TO ! CORPORATE PUBLI%+ H\SES1 TO ! MA9/REAM M$IA OR ! RI*LY FUND$ 0ALT]NATIVES01 TO ! ELITE UNIV]SITIES1 TO ! M$IA-CONSCI\S C>E]I/S1 & TO ! HALLS ( WEAL? & PRIVILEGE1 ! MORE LIKELY Y\ >E TO F9D /RICT SUPPORT = EXCLUSIVE NONVIOL5CE4 

,NONVIOL5CE HAS FAIL$ ON A GLOBAL LEVEL4 
,IT HAS PROV5 TO BE A GREAT FRI5D TO GOV]NM5TS1 POLITICAL P>TIES1 POLICE DEP>TM5TS1 & NGOS1 & A TRAITOR TO \R /RUGGLES = FRE$OM1 DIGNITY1 & WELL-BE+4 
,! VA/ MAJORITY ( ITS PROPON5TS HAVE JUMP$ %IP TO COZY UP TO ! M$IA1 ! ,/ATE1 OR WEAL?Y B5EFACTORS1 US+ ANY *EAP TRICK1 MANIPULATION1 OR =M ( VIOL5CE 7LIKE ATTACK+ FELL[ PROTE/]S OR HELP+ ! COPS C>RY \T >RE/S7 ?AT COMES 9 H&Y TO W9 ! CONTE/1 EV5 IF IT MEANS ! DIVISION & DEA? ( ! MOVEM5T4 
,MANY HAVE PROV5 !MSELVES TO BE OPPORTUNI/S1 POLITICIANS1 OR C>E]I/S4 
,& A PR9CIPL$ M9ORITY :O ACTUALLY HAVE REMA9$ TRUE TO !IR HI/ORICAL MOVEM5TS /ILL HAVE NOT ANSW]$ = PA/ FAIL+S OR CURR5T WEAKNESSES4 

,9 RESPONSE TO ,H[ ,NONVIOL5CE ,PROTECTS ! ,/ATE1 !RE W]E A FEW PR9CIPL$ SUPPORT]S ( NONVIOL5CE 7WRIT+ 9 ,FIF? ,E/ATE OR ON ,RI*MOND ,9DYM$IA1 = EXAMPLE7 :O CRITICIZ$ ! TONE ( ! BOOK BUT ACCEPT$ MANY ( ! CRITICISMS1 & CALL$ ON O!R PACIFI/S TO READ IT 9 ORD] TO COME TO T]MS ) C]TA9 MI/AKES4 

,9 ?IS BOOK ALSO1 ,I >GUE 9 FAVOR ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 
,AT ITS MO/ BASIC1 ! CONCEPT ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! RECOGNITION ?AT DIFF]5T ME?ODS ( /RUGGLE EXI/ SIDE BY SIDE4 
,MY GOAL IS NOT TO MAKE O!R PEOPLE ?9K LIKE ,I DO OR SUPPORT ! EXACT SAME TACTICS & ME?ODS ?AT ,I DO4 
,TO ME1 NOT ONLY IS IT 9CONCEIVABLE ?AT A MOVEM5T CONTA9 A HOMOG5EITY ( ME?ODS1 IT IS ALSO UNDESIRABLE4 
,IT IS NO?+ BUT AU?ORIT>IANISM TO C5SOR A MOVEM5T = SOCIAL *ANGE SO ?AT EV]YONE ELSE USES ! SAME ME?OD AS WE DO4 
,?IS IS :Y ,I BELIEVE ?AT NONVIOL5CE--MEAN+ AN ATTEMPT TO =CE NONVIOL5T ME?ODS ACROSS AN 5TIRE MOVEM5T.<#g.>--IS AU?ORIT>IAN & BELONGS TO ! ,/ATE4 
,= ! SAME REASON1 ,I DO NOT WANT TO IMPOSE MY ME?ODS ON O!RS4 
,& EV5 IF ?IS C\LD BE DONE ?R\< ! PURE =CE ( REASON1 SIMPLY CONV9C+ EV]YBODY 7& IT C\LDN'T1 = NO HUMAN GR\P EV] ?9KS ) ! SAME M9D1 & ?ANK ! HEAV5S = ?AT71 IT W\LD BE A GRAVE MI/AKE4 
,WE CAN NEV] KN[ :E!R \R ANALYSIS & \R ME?ODS >E WRONG1 EXCEPT SOMETIMES ) H9DSI<T4 
,\R MOVEM5TS >E /RONG] :5 !Y EMPLOY DIV]SE ME?ODS & ANALYZES & !SE DIFF]5T POSITIONS CRITICIZE ONE ANO!R4 

,?OSE ( US :O HAVE TRI$ TO CREATE A MORE CONFLICTIVE /RUGGLE HAVE (T5 BE5 WRONG1 & SOMETIMES WE HAVE BE5 AID$ BY ! CRITICISM ( ?OSE :O >E MORE DRAWN TO HEAL+ & RECONCILIATION ?AN TO CONFLICT4 
,BUT ?AT K9D ( MUTUAL CRITICISM & SUPPORT IS ONLY POSSIBLE IF ?OSE :O TODAY SEP>ATE !MSELVES AS PACIFI/S DECIDE UNEQUIVOCALLY TO /& ALWAYS ) ?OSE :O /RUGGLE1 & ALWAYS AGA9/ ! P[]S ?AT OPPRESS4 

,MY AIM ) ?IS BOOK IS NOT TO CONV]T OR DELEGITIMIZE EV]Y P]SON :O PREF]S NONVIOL5CE4 
,)9 A /RUGGLE ?AT USES A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS1 !RE IS ROOM = ?OSE :O PREF] PEACEFUL ME?ODS AS LONG AS !Y DO NOT TRY TO WRITE ! RULES = ! 5TIRE MOVEM5T1 AS LONG AS !Y DO NOT COLLABORATE ) ! POLICE & ! O!R /RUCTURES ( P[]1 & AS LONG AS !Y ACCEPT ?AT O!R PEOPLE 9 ! /RUGGLE >E GO+ TO USE O!R ME?ODS1 ACCORD+ TO !IR SITUATION & !IR PREF]5CES4 
,IT W\LD ALSO HELP IF !Y ACKN[L$G$ ! HI/ORICAL FAIL+S ( NONVIOL5CE1 BUT ?AT IS ONLY !IR CONC]N IF !Y WI% TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE NONVIOL5T ME?ODS ?AT MU/ ACTUALLY BE TAK5 S]I\SLY1 AS CONTRA/$ ) ! HOLL[1 COM=TABLE =MS ( NONVIOL5CE ?AT HAVE PR$OM9AT$ 9 ! LA/ DECADES4 

,& :ILE ANY /RUGGLE NOT ATTEMPT+ TO 5=CE HOMOG5EITY MU/ ACCEPT ! EXI/5CE ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS1 ,I DO NOT WI% TO GIVE ANYONE ! IMPRESSION ?AT WE1 COLLECTIVELY1 HAVE BE5 DO+ A GOOD JOB ( BUILD+ ?IS /RUGGLE1 OR ?AT ! DIV]SITY ( TACTICS FRAMEWORK IS ADEQUATE TO \R NE$S4 ,WE NE$ MU* /RONG] SOCIAL /RUGGLES IF WE >E TO OV]COME ! ,/ATE1 CAPITALISM1 PATRI>*Y--ALL ! =CES ?AT OPPRESS & EXPLOIT US--TO CREATE A WORLD ON ! BASIS ( MUTUAL AID1 SOLID>ITY1 FREE ASSOCIATION1 & A HEAL?Y RELATION%IP ) ! E>? & ONE ANO!R4 
,TO ?AT 5D1 ,I WILL CONCLUDE BY TALK+ AB\T /RUGGLES ?AT HAVE REVEAL$ PROMIS+ NEW DIRECTIONS1 & AB\T H[ WE CAN MOVE PA/ A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS SO ?AT DIFF]5T ME?ODS ( /RUGGLE CAN COMPLEM5T ONE ANO!R CRITICALLY & RESPECTFULLY4 

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