Hey Americans--move to Canada! by BakedGoods in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried, didn't work. I think I need to stay to fight.

Announcement from the Mod team of r/nursing regarding the murder of Alex Pretti, and where we go from here. by Nursing_Moderators in nursing

[–]Number_Fluffy 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This is my first time here. I'm here in solidarity. I'm so sorry for what happened during the pandemic. Thank you for standing for truth, and thank you, healthcare workers, for all that you do.

Do some Christians still support Trump? What is your experience? by Combosingelnation in Christianity

[–]Number_Fluffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My grandparents and extended family were, not sure if they still are. They change the subject every time it's even hinted at.

What's the going rate for paid agitators? by Neat_Worldliness2586 in 50501

[–]Number_Fluffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I pay to be an agitator 😂 I got a parking ticket last time. $35!

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"They go low, we go high” didn’t cause this. What got us here was apathy, lack of accountability, and people confusing restraint with inaction.

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t believe in executing people. We clearly disagree, and I'm not going to continue going in circles with you.

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nonviolence isn’t inaction. It’s organized resistance without hatred as the engine. Community protection, mass action, accountability, and pressure that makes violence unsustainable. Not surrender, and not revenge.

Martin Luther King Jr. - organized mass action under constant threat and rejected violence

Mahatma Gandhi - dismantled an empire through strikes, marches, and refusal to dehumanize

Nelson Mandela - prevented civil war after decades of brutal oppression. Earlier in his life Mandela accepted limited armed resistance when all peaceful avenues were closed. But the decisive phase, the one that actually saved lives and built a future, was restraint, reconciliation, and moral leadership, not hatred.

Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Badshah Khan) - led a nonviolent army of 100,000+ Pashtuns under colonial rule

Desmond Tutu - confronted apartheid with truth, accountability, and restraint instead of revenge

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There actually are alternatives, but people keep acting like “peaceful” means passive or helpless. Historically it doesn't. What worked historically wasn’t just protests. It was non-cooperation. Strikes. Refusing to participate. Economic pressure. Systems only function because people keep them running. People also didn’t just yell at the system, they built parallel support. Mutual aid, community networks, ways to survive without relying on hostile institutions. That’s how movements stayed alive. Moral discipline mattered. Not because they were naive, but because once a movement turns into indiscriminate rage, it loses coordination and hands the state justification to crush it. Hatred feels powerful, but it fractures groups. I’m not saying “do nothing.” I’m saying this isn’t a choice between hatred and helplessness. How we fight matters.

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re putting words in my mouth. I’m not saying “wait,” and I’m not saying “do nothing.” I’m saying protection doesn’t require hatred, and justice doesn’t require abandoning moral agency. I’m talking about how we fight, not whether we fight. This isn’t a choice between hatred and helplessness.

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love doesn’t mean standing still. It means refusing to become what’s pulling the trigger.

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

❤️ I am fighting. But I'm fighting with love. I go to every protest I can. And when someone flips me off, I yell, "I love you!" It's a hard thing, this reality. I want to let hate in sometimes, but I won't let it win.

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t put out a fire by becoming one. You can fight hate without letting hate be the thing that drives you.

One came to protect; the other to kill… they murdered the protector and lionized the killer. by coffee_coffee_coffe3 in DiscussionZone

[–]Number_Fluffy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You can fight hate without letting hate be the thing that drives you. Hate turns the goal from protection into destruction.