I hate to say it , but this bill has been around for such a long time that the public and the media , maybe even MPs , have lost interest completely . It feels hopeless trying to stop it , and that ' s exactly the attitude which has gotten it through . I ' ve written to both my MPs in the last few years about this , with no real helpful dialogue . I ' ve signed at least a couple of other petitions about it . Maybe some more direct action was needed to show how opposed to this I ' ve been , like a protest , or marching on my MP ' s office ? I dunno ! <| sep |> I ' ve got the account set up but I can ' t add it back to my cart <| sep |> That must be why they supported Trump . <| sep |> It ' s a bit different from that . It ' s actually a case of putting individual , personal safety behind that of a cause . If the soldiers are forced to murder nonviolent individuals , rather than violent individuals , it hurts morale and increases the probability of a revolt in those armed forces . It ' s happened several times in human history . Immoral orders and I mean , clearly immoral , unjustifiable orders lead to insubordination very often . It ' s a case of risking death , not retaliating against an oppressor , potentially dying without raising a gun to achieve a greater goal in the future . Especially in situations where you CAN ' T reasonably win a straightforward fight , that moral victory and potential sacrifice are advised . Specifically in the context of that quote , he ' s saying that utilizing violence IN PROTEST AND REVOLUTION against a state is almost certainly doomed to failure .