When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994).
If the oppressor uses violence, the oppressed have no alternative but to respond violently. In our case it was simply a legitimate form of self-defense.
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994).
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.
— Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (1986)
No there is no middle ground because the wack jobs have moved their side so far from where it should be that ‘middle ground’ is still deep in their fantasy land.
Surely, surely there’s a middle ground right?
This reminds me of the JFK quote “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”
It doesn’t seem like a middle ground is possible because those at the top make justice impossible.
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
Also, other relevant quotes:
No there is no middle ground because the wack jobs have moved their side so far from where it should be that ‘middle ground’ is still deep in their fantasy land.
People have had enough. This is just starting.
The middle ground is far behind us.
Political action is the middle ground. Guess who makes that impossible?
One dead is the middle ground
Life in prison? But seeing as the system is set up to reward not punish these monsters I’m not seeing a lot of options
They keep moving the bar every time we find middle ground. What do you expect?
We can’t afford to be neutral on a moving train.
Now playing Deer Dance by System of a Down