r/comics • Smuggies • Jul 28 '26

OC Please resist responsibly

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u/aarontgp Jul 28 '26

There is a way for pacifism, but you don't do it by asking nicely. You say, "give us rights, and we're blocking central square completely. Do it before the local economy feels the hit!"

But it is important you're ready to face violence yourself. Because the town might decide to send the police on your protest. In this game, you have to bank on the nation having a conscience, especially the government. Considering the government is as evil as they are stupid... probably not a good bet.

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u/bolivar-shagnasty Jul 28 '26

Rights are rarely freely given. They must be fought for.

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u/Rob_Zander Jul 28 '26

It's possible for pacifists to fight without shedding blood. Should they stop as soon as they're threatened with bloodshed? Should John Lewis have stopped his walk from Selma to Montgomery? Instead of stopping to pray and getting his skull fractured should he have left as soon as state troopers threatened him and his people with nightsticks?

It was video and photos of that bloodshed that helped pass the Voting Rights Act.

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u/Rob_Zander Jul 29 '26

Ok, it sounds like you're agreeing with nonviolent resistance.

Your comment made it sound like you did not, glad to clear that up.