Author : Ward Churchill,Mike Ryan
Publisher : Arbeiter Ring Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Pacifism
ISBN : 1894037073
Pacifism as Pathology by Ward Churchill,Mike Ryan Pdf
Argues that while the ideology of nonviolent political action promises that the harsh realities of state power can be transcended through good feelings and purity of purpose, it is in fact a counter-revolutionary movement that defends and reinforces the same status-quo it claims to oppose. Churchill debunks the claims of historical pacifist victories, and proposes ways to diminish much of the delusion, aroma of racism, and sense of privilege which mark the covert self-defeatism of mainstream dissident politics. An important intervention, intended to generate badly-needed debate about the issue in the progressive community.