Can violent action ever be justified



Well a person is considered violent if they justify it themselves, not if it is justified by others i.e. self defence.

Jesus says turn the other cheek, Moses says an eye for an eye. A person who is attacked by another with fists is expected to turn the other cheek, someone who is sexually abused, violence to defend themselvesis considered just fine. Publically many christians speak to the effect, an eye for an eye. Privately there are always exceptions to the rule.

On a wider scale, if you are talking about peole earning their freedom, nowhere in history have I ever heard of a non violent person earning their freedom, even that twat Ghandi because he not only killed and hated Africans (was a fervent believer in the indian caste system) he always had plans ready if his non violence didn't work because he understood, non violence is an ideology and is not a long term solution. No way can anyone believe that they are going fight a battle against violence with non violence alone, it's not realistic and it is not ever going to bear lasting fruits.

As has been said, never has there been a people who have freed themselves by holding hands and asking the oppressor to give up their golden goose for nothing. If you ever want to taste your freedom, you need to be prepared to fight for it with the pen or the gun.