Anarchism

Indeed it is not violence itself, otherwise even getting arrested would be more contentious of a topic. Though the point I'm trying to point at is: Doing so in a revolution is COMPLETELY opening up the Paradox of Tolerance.

My point is not that violence cannot be used. It's that you step fully in to the realm of the Paradox of Tolerance, where less intelligent or less informed people can and DO misconstrue whos violence is just and whos is not.

The point is to aim for the least possible violence so there is far less noise for people to sort through. It is a warning about how a well intentioned revolution can (and has many times in the past) turn in to just another fascistic movement.

I am NOT saying violence is useless. I'm saying don't be an ignorant hick and think a gun is the answer to every problem. It very often can make situations much worse than they have to be.