It is you who don't fathom existence without the comforts of modernity. Do you think that violence hasn't been more necessary than it is now throughout all of human history? Bandits, pirates, train robbers? Where did they go? They are no more because the violence that would be wrought upon them was to great to take the risk. If we abandon violence these people will return until we take up arms again.

They are already returning. What are the "defund the police" and "mostly peaceful riots" but examples of the threat of violence from the state fading to be replaced by the threat of violence from someone else.

If you are not willing to be violent, someone else will be.

It is you who don't fathom existence without the comforts of modernity. Do you think that violence hasn't been more necessary than it is now throughout all of human history? Bandits, pirates, train robbers? Where did they go? They are no more because the violence that would be wrought upon them was to great to take the risk. If we abandon violence these people will return until we take up arms again.

They are already returning. What are the "defund the police" and "mostly peaceful riots" but examples of the treat of violence from the state fading to be replaced by the threat of violence from someone else.

If you are not willing to be violent, someone else will be.