Introduction This is an open letter calling on activists and organisations in Aotearoa and so-called ‘Australia’ hosting talks with Vijay Prashad, to rescind or cancel his invitations to these even…
3/ Disrupt and shut down the military-industrial complex in NZ and globally through non-violent direct action and respecting a diversity of tactics.
Like...how? Seriously, how? Like, I'm not saying non-violent civil disobedience isn't a good strategy - it has worked in the past against some governments in some situations. But... tell me fucking how do you intend to non-violently shut down the goddamn military-industrial complex globally.
"And remember to be especially non-violent against the poor innocent machines making the genocide bombs and death planes. As tolerant leftists (not evil tankies) we have to respect the MIC's private property, otherwise that would be bad optics."
I found the org that probably initiated the campaign. Consider bullying them.
https://x.com/AKPeaceAction/status/1847173630763123008
On their about page:
Like...how? Seriously, how? Like, I'm not saying non-violent civil disobedience isn't a good strategy - it has worked in the past against some governments in some situations. But... tell me fucking how do you intend to non-violently shut down the goddamn military-industrial complex globally.
What the actual fuck.
Like, do you even hear yourselves?
violent ones too, right
"And remember to be especially non-violent against the poor innocent machines making the genocide bombs and death planes. As tolerant leftists (not evil tankies) we have to respect the MIC's private property, otherwise that would be bad optics."