On Violence

[John 6IX Breezy]

This is utter nonsense and shows an ignorance of the historical record. Violence, properly executed and controlled, is a phenomenally effective means of achieving power, and there's nothing 'impoverished' about it.' The claim that true power can only come from social consent is likewise misinformed - why is power so derived more true than power achieved via violent methods?

The basis for this claim comes from the long-standing idea in political philosophy, which culminated in the famous line from the Declaration of Independence, that governments derive their power from the consent of the government. (The idea is built on millenia of history and philosophy which led to the current world, so I'll let the idea stand on it's own for now.)