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← Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed, since they are themselves the result of violence

16 connected korrents · 12 moments from 9 Sept 1656 to 11 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under Russia Russia Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed, since they are themselves the result of violence Never in history has violence beeninitiated by the oppressed, since they arethemselves the result of violence PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rebellion of the oppressed, always or nearly always as violent as the oppressors' initial violence, can initiate love — tap to centre the map on it The rebellion of the oppressed,always or nearly always as violentas the oppressors' initial violence,can initiate love PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Violence can be understood as the perfect mediation: the colonized man liberates himself in and through violence — tap to centre the map on it Violence can be understood as theperfect mediation: the colonized manliberates himself in and throughviolence FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only measure of whether fighting a terrorist group is working is whether you are creating more members than you kill. — tap to centre the map on it The only measure of whether fightinga terrorist group is working iswhether you are creating moremembers than you kill. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having internalized the oppressor's image, the oppressed fear freedom, which would demand autonomy and responsibility instead — tap to centre the map on it Having internalized the oppressor'simage, the oppressed fear freedom,which would demand autonomy andresponsibility instead PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: The violence of the colonized unifies the people — tap to centre the map on it The violence of the colonizedunifies the people FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: Neither the claim that great things only come without force nor the call for constant discipline describes reality. — tap to centre the map on it Neither the claim that great thingsonly come without force nor the callfor constant discipline describesreality. Last stated 4 months ago 11 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Violence cannot weaken truth, and truth cannot stop violence; each only strengthens or provokes the other — tap to centre the map on it Violence cannot weaken truth, andtruth cannot stop violence; eachonly strengthens or provokes theother Last stated 370 years ago 9 Sept 1656 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1656-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated 12 months ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. — tap to centre the map on it A superpower's deferential posturetoward rival great powers canalienate its allies while yieldingno strategic payoff in return. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed, since they are themselves the result of violence Last stated c. 1968 Holds Paulo Freire Read this korrent →