>> And I fully endorse what you've said there. But that's the problem when you let
>> a situation escalate to the point where armed resistance is seen as a legitimate solution,
>> you allow a foothold for those who are just interested in violence for it's own
>> sake to use whatever the noble cause is as justification for their own excesses.
In both SA and NI armed resistance was seen by some as not just legitimate but the only solution.
In neither case was the ballot box an option and peaceful civil disobedience was rapidly met with considerable brutality by police forces controlled by the dominant group.
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