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ORIGINAL: cjan To my knowledge MLK never advised against self defense when physically attacked. Non-violence, in a MLK or, say, Ghandi socio-political context can be a powerful moral and political tool to effect social justice and change. It, hopefully, engages our empathy and our consciences to effect cahnge. Personal bullying is, imo, an entirely different matter. I'd be curious to know if how King and Ghandi felt about that, CJan; not saying ya'll are wrong, I just don't know the answer. Now, even setting aside self-defense, the young lady a few posts back seemed to be saying that violence on a personal scale fell short in terms of importance, at least as far as associating it with Dr King. I still say "bull-caca" on that one.
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