Does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding
Is directed against forces of evil rather than against persons who happen to be doing the evil
Is a willingness to accept suffering without retaliation, to accept blows from the opponent without striking back
Avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit
Is based on the conviction that the universe is on the side of justice
I knew I didn’t agree with nonviolence as an ethos but seeing it all laid out really shows how just… absurd it is.
You aren’t going to win friendship and understanding with fascists; evil isn’t some magical force in the universe, it’s a thing done by people; your suffering is not noble; you are allowed to hate your enemies; the arc of the universe doesn’t bend towards justice - it must. Be. Bent.