Emboldened actions by white supremacists and neo-Nazis have given rise to a movement committed to “direct action,” which includes a willingness to use violence in self defense. Can people philosophically committed to violence ever be defeated by nonviolence alone, or must we rely on the threat of agitators, even anarchists, to succeed?
From Tyranny to Transformation
Our country is experiencing what Timothy Synder terms tyranny and appears to be heading toward authoritarian control. Many (all?) of us are finding the experience scary and frightening. What does our UU value of transformation have to say to us as we strive to resist tyranny and enact a radical transformation of ourselves and our […]