I saw a couple people talking about pacifism on my feed and I wanted to share something.
I was a "pacifist" in my teenage years but recently as I became more politicized a thought struck me that pacifism is a form of privilege.
As a white, male, straight kid (before I got the whole trans thing going on) I can't say that my pacifism was a principled stance, at that point no one had ever threatened me in any way.
Compare that to what a minority might experience, pacifism has real consequence to them. They are the kind of people nazis want to see wiped off this planet, they are the people that suffer from police brutality. Taking a non-violent stance has actual consequence for them.
Thinking about that, firstly made me all the more impressed by historical figures like MLK, and how principled a man he must have been to abide by non-violence despite the injustices he suffered.
Secondly anger at every centrist, like I was, that thinks themselves somehow more principled than others because they won't ever think about resorting to violence, it's easy enough to maintain a principled stance like that when you are never threatened.
dunno if this is well-trodden territory or im just talking out of my ass but lol
Colette :rainbow: