cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/11105567

we are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
    99·
    5 months ago

    the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.

    That sounds a lot like a rapist threatening his victim to “just be quiet and take it”.

    • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      27·
      5 months ago

      It’s especially obvious in that the sentence could have just stopped at “will remain bloodless”. We’ll win through ideas and voting and law is enough of a statement. If someone else introduces violence then it’s of course not bloodless. “My political movement will be bloodless unless someone commits violence against us” isn’t a thing you need to say. The threat to violence is only meaningful if the right is initiating violence.