The greatest threat to justice is the liberal class, as Martin Luther King so clearly said.
"The white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; […]”
If you have not realised by now that nonviolent disruption is society’s best defence against injustice – its best warning system – you’re not paying attention.
This ignores violence as self-defense throughout history, while going a step further by smugly saying the viewer is not paying attention. Declaring it the “best” is liberal ignorance.
Nonviolence is preferred for obvious reasons, but it also assumes that your opposition isn’t an unhinged group of death cult enthusiasts that have employed absolute morons (ICE) to do their bidding for them, and will use violence against you as a first option without even batting an eyelash.
These conversations need to stop being soapboxes for angry liberals that ignorantly do the lip service of the ruling class. This can be an organized thing with multiple wings that don’t needlessly and smugly declare one effort stupid, while others are good. Survival requires weighing all options. If and when you’re painted into a corner, you should be prepared.