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In reply to the discussion: Non-violent tactics and moral high-ground [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)Everyone has an inherent human right to self defense. Period.
I am a brown skinned woman who carries a handgun on my person virtually every day and teaches others to use a gun, carry one and defend themselves with it and with other means.
I do not go out looking for a fight. I don't go to places where it's likely to happen- the first rule of self defense is don't put yourself in situations where you will need to defend yourself. If there is a Nazi gathering I will ignore them, because all they want is attention.
I won't be intimidated from doing what I want to do by anyone, don't take me wrong. If I want to do something I have a legal right to I will assert my rights and do it. If you don't like an event I am going to and protest outside I'll walk right by you while ignoring you. If you don't like me going into that clinic I don't care what you say. But I won't take the bait and go to an event that only exists because my enemies are itching for a fight and want to draw me to it. If you come to my aggressively I'm not backing down from my rights, but I'm not wasting any effort to go to your plea for attention.
I am not a violent person. I don't look for a fight. I'll beat you in the arena of ideas and using the system in our larger battles. You don't win anything like this in the streets unless it's a full fledged overthrow of government.
But, by god, if you attempt to physically harm me, restrain my movement against my will, sexually assault me or anything else I will use all, every and any means at my disposal to defend myself. Period. As is my right as a human being to defend myself from aggression.
And I will go about my business every day, head held high, not intimidated by anyone. I am nonviolent in that I won't attack you- but you open that door with your violence against me and you will be met with violent and righteous self defense.