Violence isn’t merely symmetric—it’s asymmetric in a bad direction, since fascists are better than violence than you.
So “Violence is asymmetric in favor of violence” is a misinterpretation; Davis is making a claim about it being asymmetric in a bad direction, and also claiming that fascists are better at violence than “you”.
Ah, fair. I did not read or re-read his post carefully, appreciate pointing out the error.
I stand by my own claims, which I think are weaker. I am not quite sure about the claims Davis made since history is complex, but it’s definitely a stronger claim that I’d want to look into more.
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So “Violence is asymmetric in favor of violence” is a misinterpretation; Davis is making a claim about it being asymmetric in a bad direction, and also claiming that fascists are better at violence than “you”.
Ah, fair. I did not read or re-read his post carefully, appreciate pointing out the error.
I stand by my own claims, which I think are weaker. I am not quite sure about the claims Davis made since history is complex, but it’s definitely a stronger claim that I’d want to look into more.