Sunday, August 21, 2011

On Violence Against Marxism

Is it appropriate to use violence against a Marxist? Well, there are always caveats in any conflict. It is not for me to say that violence is always the answer in every situation of one type. Non-violence is a choice, not a command. I think the Marxist has been so discredited these days by deficit spending on a global basis that he will have a hard time regaining control of humanity in an Internet driven world, so violence has no real place in our context.

However, the violence of the Marxism of Hitler (National Socialism) was such that it could not have been contained without violence. Can you imagine Mahatma Gandhi doing a fast against Hitler in Germany? The government must seek to perceived in the world as moral in order for non-violence to be workable, according to Gandhiji.

I do like to think that I have provided some moral foundation in my letter writing the past decade to various elected and religious leaders in America to embolden Tea Party and Ron Paul types, and I think this type of activity will prevail over time in an Internet driven world. I read a book here and an article there with a snippet of my case against the IRS, for example, and feel legitimized and prompted to stay within the United States. And so violence becomes less and less a reasonable option while these libertarian groups continue to flourish.