Achieving Justice without Bullets and Bloodshed: The ABC of Nonviolent Direct Action

Abstract

It is right to defend one’s rights and to seek justice when gravely wronged. But the trouble lies on the means to this end. Whereas some support the use of violence or “any means necessary” to attain justice, others back the option of nonviolent direct action. The former in the view of this paper is rather mean and tends to embed spirals of hatred and makes justice appear like a matter of “might is right” and winner-take-all. Conversely, this paper advocates the means of nonviolent direct action as morally superior to violent action in achieving justice without fatalities.