Demon Queen Lucretia on Nostr: I acknowledge that various things which could be accurately be described as violence ...

I acknowledge that various things which could be accurately be described as violence are unavoidable components of us building the future we all need. The fact the state holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence means it's guaranteed that it will be used against progressive movements that threaten the status quo, and we see this over and over again throughout history and every day in our current world. It's not going to be enough to just ask nicely for them to stop doing that - they will gladly kill us first.

I'm not going to criticise someone for simply acknowledging the reality that in some cases the only effective tool against oppression is actual weaponry. Non-violence is of course an essential part of a larger strategy but I believe it has limits. I'm not a pacifist.

I just think that I'd rather target any of this theoretically necessary violence toward actual threats and infrastructure of oppression, rather than focusing all my righteous aggression against *checks notes* a bunch of trans people (mostly women) who disagreed with or were rude to me on social media.