I know this is a really vague question, but it’s been on my mind A LOT lately. I’m specifically asking about people fighting on behalf of a group that is subject to oppression of some kind. 3 years ago, with all of the protests in America that included violence majorly against property and minorly against people but were about police brutality, I couldn’t help but question the seemingly popular notion that the violence wasn’t justified. Why wasn’t it justified? Because the police had not officially declared war on black people and other minority groups, but instead continue as an authority figure to protect and uplift their own members who do punch down on people belonging to minority groups? Because the protesters had yet to exhaust their non-violent routes? Were these protests in 2020 a retaliation or a first strike? Even if they were a first strike, was it justified?
What about Hamas? Palestine has suffered from genocide in all but name for over 70 years so does that make Hamas the aggressor or are they the ones acting in self-defense?
What about the issues with income inequality that have previously around the world led to uprisings and revolutions like in France and Russia? Were they justified even though the poor were not being constantly physically oppressed?
What about the issues with representation in government that led to the American revolution? Did those justify violence? Was the American revolution justified simply because of violent moments like the Boston massacre?
Is there a line that a group in power crosses that justifies violent revolt, or is it never justified?
If you’re not jealous of what someone else has, you won’t want to steal it, Wanting to obtain what they have in idea but not what they actually have, i’m on the fence if that is jealousy, but ambition is okay. As far as killing goes, you can’t kill someone unless your life is in danger because of them. “inherit evil” to me this just means that a person is unable to control their “evil tendencies” or it is learned or unlearned behavior. That’s why these discussion are important, at least for the learning part. You bring up an interesting point about the reason for committing a crime in terms of its justification, but usually the status quo is that doesn’t matter