false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174677241m/429479.jpg 429479 2 <p>"This extraordinarily important book cuts to the heart of one of the central reasons movements to bring about social and environmental justice always fail. The fundamental question here is: is violence ever an acceptable tool to help bring about social change? This is probably the most important question of our time, yet so often discussions around it fall into clichés and magical thinking: that somehow if we are merely good and nice enough people, the state will stop using its violence to exploit us all. Would that this were true."-Derrick Jensen, author of <em>Endgame, </em>from the introduction. </p> <p>Pacifism, the ideology of nonviolent political resistance, has been the norm among mainstream North American progressive groups for decades. But to what end? Ward Churchill challenges the pacifist movement's heralded victories-Gandhi in India, 1960s antiwar activists, even Martin Luther King's civil rights movement-suggesting that their success was in spite of, rather than because of, their nonviolent tactics.<em> Pacifism as Pathology </em>was written as a response not only to Churchill's frustration with his own activist experience, but also to a debate raging in the activist and academic communities. He argues that pacifism is in many ways counterrevolutionary; that it defends the status quo, and doesn't lead to social change. In these times of upheaval and global protest, this is a vital and extremely relevant book. </p> <p> <strong>Ward Churchill</strong> is a prolific writer and lecturer, having authored, co-authored, or edited over twenty books. 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In many ways, Churchill is so right about everything that the ineffectiveness of the various ANTI movements is horrifying.

One of my biggest complaints about this book is th...more...]]> 429479 1904859186 9781904859185 150 29 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174677241m/429479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/429479.Pacifism_as_Pathology_Reflections_on_the_Role_of_Armed_Struggle_in_North_America 4 0 false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 29 05:41:05 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 07:32:06 -0800 2009
However, upon rereading...more...]]> 706555 1894037073 9781894037075 33 5 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177466490m/706555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/706555.Pacifism_as_Pathology_Reflections_on_the_Role_of_Armed_Struggle_in_North_America 4 0 false Mon Dec 24 09:00:06 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 09:17:20 -0800 2007 more...]]> 429479 1904859186 9781904859185 150 29 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174677241m/429479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/429479.Pacifism_as_Pathology_Reflections_on_the_Role_of_Armed_Struggle_in_North_America 4 0 false Wed Oct 10 17:27:23 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 18:36:32 -0700 2007 assata shakur
He presents pretty solid arguments that non-violent
resistance only "worked" with lots of violence being
used at the same time. He makes an interesting case
with Holocaust resistanc...more...]]> 429479 1904859186 9781904859185 150 29 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174677241m/429479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/429479.Pacifism_as_Pathology_Reflections_on_the_Role_of_Armed_Struggle_in_North_America 5 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 10:20:12 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 10:43:06 -0700 2007 I can't explain how valuable, necessary and timely this collection is. Churchill's essay is a...more...]]> 429479 1904859186 9781904859185 150 29 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174677241m/429479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/429479.Pacifism_as_Pathology_Reflections_on_the_Role_of_Armed_Struggle_in_North_America 4 0 false Sat Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 29 22:08:38 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 22:15:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 706555 1894037073 9781894037075 33 5 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177466490m/706555.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/706555.Pacifism_as_Pathology_Reflections_on_the_Role_of_Armed_Struggle_in_North_America 4 0 false Sun Sep 30 20:36:47 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 20:43:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 429479 1904859186 9781904859185 150 29 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174677241m/429479.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/429479.Pacifism_as_Pathology_Reflections_on_the_Role_of_Armed_Struggle_in_North_America 5 0 false Sun Feb 15 22:42:11 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 22:43:24 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=429479