Re: CHAT: pacifism

Andreas Johansson scripsit:

> Can't think of any well-known example, but I've run across pacifists who do
> not only condemn wars of conquest, preemptive attacks, armed humanitarian
> interventions and the like, but also any form of violent self-defense.
Pretty close to my position (presumably I count as "well-known" around here).
I don't fully condemn violent self-defense, but I wouldn't feel justified in
using it myself, either.

> Chomksy, IIRC, doesn't take quite a so extreme position?
Not AFAIK.

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