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tord_dellsen@diasp.eu
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I think the difficulty is that most of us, at least those who are in #authority, they prefer #violence because they want quick solutions and to be able to #control people through #fear. And so they encourage more and more violence so that they could maintain that fear.

And it has seeped so deep down into society that we, even our #parenting style has become violent. Every time we #punish a child for misbehavior we are planting the first seeds of violence in their minds. They come to realize that anybody who does something wrong must be punished. And so that whole cycle of violence continues from there.

What it means now is that we have to look for an alternative and try to incorporate that in our life. And i think that is what my grandfather [ #MahatmaGandhi ] wanted to do and he demonstrated through his philosophy and his life, that it can be achieved and it can be done if we have that desire to do it.

--- Arun Gandhi, https://youtu.be/jFmTqFoLgjA?si=6KXzBcm-6n5CIukn&t=57

#ArunGandhi #nonviolence #violence #fear #punishment

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wist@diasp.org
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A quotation by Aristotle

[Arguments] seem unable to influence the masses in the direction of what is noble and good. For the masses naturally obey fear, not shame, and abstain from shameful acts because of the punishments associated with them, not because they are disgraceful.

[τοὺς δὲ πολλοὺς ἀδυνατεῖν πρὸς καλοκαγαθίαν προτρέψασθαι: οὐ γὰρ πεφύκασιν αἰδοῖ πειθαρχεῖν ἀλλὰ φόβῳ, οὐδ᾽ ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν φαύλων διὰ τὸ αἰσχρὸν ἀλλὰ διὰ τὰς τιμωρίας]

Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek philosopher

Nicomachean Ethics [Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια], Book 10, ch. 9 (10.9.3-4) / 1179b.10ff (c. 325 BC) [tr. Crisp (2000)]

#quote #quotation #argument #disgrace #encouragement #fear #honor #morality #persuasion #philosophy #punishment #reason #shame #theory #virtue

More notes and sourcing on WIST: https://wist.info/aristotle/5781/

WIST - Aristotle | Nicomachean Ethics [Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια], Book 10, ch. 9 (10.9.3-4) / 1179b.10ff (c. 325 BC) [tr. Crisp (2000)]

[Arguments] seem unable to influence the masses in the direction of what is noble and good. For the masses naturally obey fear, not shame, and abstain from shameful acts because of the punishments associated with them, not because they are...

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steelnomad@diasp.org
steelnomad

Excellent article on legal status of conscientious objection in Israel

Here is a short quote:

In 2002, the #Israeli High Court of Justice clarified #ConscientiousObjector status. While #refusal to serve based on one’s #conscience is legal, it is very difficult to prove. What is not legal is “selective refusal,” which is based on #opposition to government policy regarding specific #military or #political actions (e.g., #occupation). Other disallowed categories include “absence from service without permission,” with a maximum #punishment of three years, and desertion, which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison and a permanent criminal record. There is no statute of limitation. Being out of the country is not an acceptable excuse. Citizens can be arrested upon return.

The procedure for declaring #ConscientiousObjection status goes through military channels. It is handled as that of a #soldier refusing to obey orders. On the scheduled day of military induction, a person declares that s/he refuses to enter the military compound based on conscience. The person is sent immediately to the Military Conscience Committee. Usually, the panel is not convinced of the conscientious objector argument and the young person goes to military #prison for 10 to 15 days. Afterwards, they reappear in front of the committee. The process repeats itself and the young man or woman is returned to prison to work and think further about their decision. This process repeats over and over, with some spending months in prison. Finally, those who do not change their minds are commonly referred to the Medical Corps to be declared mentally unfit. Some agree to military service in noncombat positions. Those who prefer to quietly avoid this prison process entirely will find a doctor or psychiatrist who is willing to have them diagnosed as mentally or physically unfit previous to the induction process.

Draft Resisters

#HumanRights #antiwar #peace #pacifist #pacifism

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tpq1980@iviv.hu
T Q

With regards to #medical #mandates, "#Vaccine passports" and/or "#lockdowns" in the #UK please see:

Sidaway v. Board of Governors of the Bethlem Royal Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital

"A mentally competent patient has an absolute right to refuse to #consent to medical #treatment, for any reason, #rational or #irrational, or for no #reason at all, even where that decision may lead to his or her own #death."

This establishes the #principle of a legal right to #refuse medical treatment, preventative or curative. The ruling has been used in many cases and upheld.

https://swarb.co.uk/sidaway-v-board-of-governors-of-the-bethlem-royal-hospital-and-the-maudsley-hospital-hl-21-feb-1985/

In addition, please see the #International #Covenant on Civil and #Political #Rights Article 1 Section 1, Article 7 and Article 12 Section 1. The UK signed the #ICCPR September 1968 and ratified it in May 1976.

ICCPR Article 1 Section 1:
"All peoples have the #right of self-determination. By #virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their #economic, #social and #cultural development."

ICCPR Article 7:
"No one shall be subjected to #torture or to #cruel, #inhuman or degrading #treatment or #punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his #free #consent to medical or #scientific #experimentation."

ICCPR Article 12 Section 1:
"Everyone #lawfully within the #territory of a #State shall, within that territory, have the right to #liberty of movement and #freedom to choose his residence."

The UK is a ratified signatory nation of the ICCPR and has a #legal obligation to abide by the Articles within the treaty.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx

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tpq1980@iviv.hu
T Q

With regards to #medical #mandates, "#Vaccine passports" &/or "#lockdowns" in the #USA please see:

14th Amendment, Section 1, Due Process Clause in conjunction with Washington v. Harper (1990) & Cruzan v. Director Missouri Department of #Health (1990).

14th Amendment, Section 1:
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the #jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any #law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of #citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of #life, #liberty, or #property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/amendment-xiv/clauses/701

Washington v. Harper (1990)
"The forcible #injection of medication into a nonconsenting person's body represents a substantial interference with that person's #liberty."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_v._Harper
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/494/210/

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)
"[a competent person has a] constitutionally protected liberty interest in refusing unwanted medical treatment."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruzan_v._Director,_Missouri_Department_of_Health
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/497/261/

Article 6 of the US Constitution in conjunction with The International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights Article 1 Section 1, Article 7 & Article 12 Section 1. The USA signed the #ICCPR October 1977 & #ratified it in June 1992.

US #Constitution, Article 6:
"...all #Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the #Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the #Judges in every State shall be bound thereby..."

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-6/

ICCPR Article 1 Section 1:
"All peoples have the #right of self-determination. By #virtue of that right they freely determine their #political status and freely pursue their #economic, #social & #cultural development."

ICCPR Article 7:
"No one shall be subjected to #torture or to #cruel, #inhuman or degrading #treatment or #punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free #consent to #medical or #scientific #experimentation."

ICCPR Article 12 Section 1:
"Everyone #lawfully within the #territory of a #State shall, within that territory, have the right to liberty of movement and #freedom to choose his residence."

The USA is a ratified signatory #nation of the ICCPR and has a #legal obligation to abide by the Articles within the #treaty.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx

14th Amendment

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