Talk:Direct action
|
|
I think it would be appropriate to mention that groups like ALF argue that the term "violence" should be applied only to attacks on living organisms or those that can feel pain, and that therefore they're not committing acts of violence.
"Animal rights groups such as the Animal Liberation Front have also used the tactics of NVDA, such as breaking into laboratories where animal experiments are carried out and physically removing ('liberating') the animals from the premises"
Is stealing and breaking an entering not a form of violence...LOL!?
RE: the POV reversions and vandalism by ThereIsNoSteve and SEWilco: user:SEWilco has repeatedly POV vandalized this page, starting with "What society wants is not relevant to activists" in edit http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Direct_action&oldid=1338204 . The latest instance is the linking of this page to the "end justifies the means" page, a trite and overused smear tactic, as discussed on the page itself as follows: "Few people will use the ends justify the means to describe their own views; instead, the phrase is often used to cast suspicion on the actions or motivations of others."
user:ThereisNoSteve has contributed to SEWilco's failure of NPOV by engaging in anti-reversions that merely removed SEWilco's POV vandalism. (commented by user:Bangarang)
Direct action = illegal?
Is direct action necessarily illegal action?
Violence
From above: Is stealing and breaking an entering not a form of violence...LOL!?
From the article: The ALF have largely abandoned their commitment to nonviolence in more recent years, primarily turning to arson, intimidation and destruction of private property.
Just wondering, what do others think that the word "violence" means. The concept of "violence against property" has always seemed a bit contrived to me, and the ALF, as far as I know, has not physically harmed anyone. So it might be a bit POV to claim that the ALF has turned away from non-violence; I doubt they would agree with that phrase. millerc 21:23, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I think the last sentence about ALF should be dropped. It is about ALF not about direct action - violent or non-violent - and adds little or nothing to the subject. Actually, dropping the whole ALF paragraph would be fine.
Blackshirts
This article seems to neglect the techniques of blackshirts, brownshirts and larouchites. Noticiably lacking is the usage of batons and castor oil. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 13:33, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)