• WoodScientist@lemmy.world
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      Violence ends when non-violent reforms are able to succeed. The real value of violence is that it makes the non-violent option palatable to the political center.

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      The doctor was against violence as a principle but he famously uses tons of violence (I guess in the form of trickery) but as a last resort.

      House: “fear me, I’ve killed hundreds of time lords”

      The Doctor: “fear me, I’ve killed all of them”

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      The problem here is that the war already started but just one side is really fighting it.

      I would be in favour of not starting it too, but it’s too late now.