When they criticise the government when it tries to prevent violence and punish perpetrators of that violence we take the position that they can go hang.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Criticism of government anti-violence efforts is dismissed as irrelevant.
- In plain terms
- We ignore critics who question our fight against violence.
- What can you take from it?
- Government actions against violence face no scrutiny from us.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should dissent be handled?
- When is force justified?
Another view
Dismissing criticism reduces accountability for state violence.
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