This is the old “we must not defend ourselves, we must not fight back, we must break the cycle of violence” bovine scat.
I prefer the John Paul Jones philosophy:
“I have not yet begun to fight!” shouted John Paul Jones when asked if he was ready to surrender.
This brave fellow countryman not only helped to secure America’s freedom, but also curtailed the Muslim aggression in Russia.
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Fred Hayek wrote: “This is the old “we must not defend ourselves, we must not fight back, we must break the cycle of violence” bovine scat.”
I’m reminded of these infamous words from the great advocate of non-violence, Gandhi, who wrote just after the Kristallnacht:
“The German persecution of the Jews seems to have no parallel in history. ... [Hitler] is propounding a new religion of exclusive and militant nationalism in the name of which any inhumanity becomes an act of humanity to be rewarded here and hereafter. ... If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified. But I do not believe in any war. A discussion of the pros and cons of such a war is therefore outside my horizon or province.”
“Can the Jews resist this organized and shameless persecution? Is there a way to preserve their self-respect, and not to feel helpless, neglected and forlorn? I submit there is. ... If I were a Jew and were born in Germany ... I would claim Germany as my home even as the tallest gentile German may, and challenge him to shoot me or cast me in the dungeon. ... And suffering voluntarily undergone will bring them an inner strength and joy. ... The calculated violence of Hitler may even result in a general massacre of the Jews by way of his first answer to the declaration of such hostilities. But if the Jewish mind could be prepared for voluntary suffering, even the massacre I have imagined could be turned into a day of thanksgiving and joy that Jehovah had wrought deliverance of the race even at the hands of the tyrant.”