Political Violence: Freedom's Got a Shotgun

[DISCLAIMER]

Unique disclaimer: Nothing expressed herein is meant to serve as a how-to method regarding violence, which the American Psychological Association defines as “the expression of hostility and rage with the intent to injure or damage people or property through physical force.”

Readers are strongly encouraged to use personal responsibility and accountability (collectively “ownership”) when reviewing the material contained herein. As explicitly stated within my blog, I reject the use of wanton violence, as I instead advocate the concept expressed by one source:

The non-aggression principle (NAP) is a concept in which “aggression” – defined as initiating or threatening any forceful interference with an individual, their property or their agreements (contracts) – is illegitimate and should be prohibited. Interpretations of the NAP vary, particularly concerning issues like intellectual property, force, and abortion.

Like the Golden Rule, the Non-Aggression Principle follows an ethics of reciprocity, in the sense that whether a person’s action is permissible, depends upon the preceding actions of others.

The non-aggression principle is considered by some to be a, or even the, defining principle of libertarianism. It is a common principle among libertarians of both minarchist and anarchist beliefs.

Given my small-l libertarian views, I value the NAP. Yet, this doesn’t suggest, “There’s no place for violence in our country, political or otherwise.” Here, “no” regards absolutism (advocacy of a rule by absolute [free from imperfection] standards or principles). I don’t support that outlook!

Still, as stated in Measure Twice, Cut Once, “I don’t advocate political violence. Violence may be necessary under specific circumstances such as lawful self-defense.” This is an exception to absolutism. Now, it may be useful to expand upon “political violence.” According to one source:

Political violence is violence that is perpetrated in order to achieve political goals. It can include violence which is used by a state against other states (war), violence which is used by a state against civilians and non-state actors (forced disappearance, psychological warfare, police brutality, targeted killings, torture, ethnic cleansing, or genocide), and violence which is used by violent non-state actors against states and civilians (kidnappings, assassinations, terrorist attacks, torture, psychological and/or guerrilla warfare).

Given this clarification, while still upholding the NAP, violence can be reciprocal (serving to reciprocate [to give and take mutually]: consisting of or functioning as a return in kind). For example, the state may aggress upon a civilian, constituting political violence. Then what?

If there’s absolutely no “place for violence in our country, political or otherwise,” then the state is given carte blanche (the discretionary power) to oppress and tyrannize its citizenry. Regarding this matter, journalist Glenn Greenwald recently stated on his show System Update:

There are times when political violence is justified, which I think everybody agrees it is. Our country, after all, was founded by political violence, through political violence against authorities, against unjust authorities [e.g., American Revolutionary War], and you’re allowed to advocate that.

You’re allowed to advocate, “Okay, the government has become so oppressive that political violence against political leaders is necessary.” And the Supreme Court agreed [i.e., Brandenburg v. Ohio].

While some may consider Greenwald’s admission rather controversial, namely those who use absolutist rhetoric regarding political violence, I wonder if such people are familiar with the Second Amendment of the United States (U.S.) Constitution, about which one source states:

A foundation of American political thought during the Revolutionary period was concern about political corruption and governmental tyranny. Even the federalists, fending off their opponents who accused them of creating an oppressive regime, were careful to acknowledge the risks of tyranny. Against that backdrop, the framers saw the personal right to bear arms as a potential check against tyranny.

Some people, such as former U.S. President Joe Biden, have mocked the idea of Second Amendment protections. For instance, Biden stated, “No one needs to have a weapon that can fire over 30, 40, 50, even up to 100 rounds, unless you think the deer are wearing Kevlar vests.”

Biden’s comment represented obfuscation (the quality or state of being obfuscated—to make more difficult to understand), because the Second Amendment isn’t for hunting. It’s in place to protect the citizenry from state oppression and tyranny!

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to comprehend its significance. On April 5, 2026, journalist Trey Yingst openly reported, “President Trump told me the United States sent guns to the Iranian protestors. He tells me we sent them a lot of guns. We sent them through the Kurds.”

Charitably arguing a case in support of the NAP, Trump apparently advocated political violence. For now, I’ll set aside the moral and ethical argument of Trump ostensibly having emboldened the 2026 Iran war. Were his motivations rational (in accordance with both logic and reason)?

Here, “logic” is the interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable, and “reason” is a statement offered in explanation or justification. For instance, a modus ponens syllogism uses the following logical form: If p, then q; p; therefore, q.

If the state oppresses and tyrannizes its citizenry (p), then political violence via armed revolt, à la the Second Amendment, is necessary (q). The state oppresses and tyrannizes its citizenry (p). Therefore, political violence via armed revolt, à la the Second Amendment, is necessary (q).

This proposition follows logical form and is reasonable, according to the U.S. Bill of Rights, as it’s therefore rational. In support of this claim, Trump reportedly sent weapons to the citizens of Iran. These firearms presumably weren’t intended for hunting deer “wearing Kevlar vests.”

When further contemplating this matter, I’m reminded of the DJ Kay Slay album The Big Brother (2017). It contained the song “Lights Glowing” by lyricists Sheek Louch and Styles P, of The Lox fame, and legendary Texas lyricist Scarface. On his verse, the latter states:

“Fuck the police,” coming straight from the underprivileged

Niggas in my neighborhood, period

Serious, hate for the dark complected

Piggy, who you talking to? I am not a jigaboo

And this is not the sixties, let ‘em come get me

I am not scared of ‘em, I have never fled from ‘em

Never will, still whitey wants to kill all niggas that will not run

Freedom’s got a shotgun

Ask Kay Slay, my niggas carry AK

Automatic rifles, I ain’t gotta like you

Tell you what I might do, call to the hood

Tell ‘em televise the revolution, fuck it, this is our hood

Why you targeting my people? Nah, we ain’t equal

Suppose a nigga stole you to keep you

Underneath the bottom of his feet

Dude, the father of it all was a black man, fuck y’all

For context, freedom is the quality or state of being free: such as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action, liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another, or the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous.

Presumably, Scarface quoted a U.S. civil rights movement chant associated with a gathering in Batesville, Mississippi, during which a black man boldly stated, “Freedom’s got a shotgun! Freedom’s got a shotgun! You know, freedom’s gonna shoot up on those segregated bigots!”

One imagines that no deer, irrespective of whether wearing Kevlar vests or not, were harmed during the period when political violence was threatened against an oppressive and tyrannical government. In some instances, political violence is warranted, and freedom’s got a shotgun.

I now thank you for forgiving my crudeness from this point on. There’s a difference between what el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (also known as Malcolm X) referred to as the house negro and the field negro—or as modernly regarded as house niggas and field niggas.

Doubtlessly, Scarface and anyone in the ‘60s who said that “freedom’s got a shotgun” (or any derivative weapon thereunto) is or was in the field. However, those who advocated pacifism and civil disobedience against state-sponsored oppression and tyranny are or were likely in the house.

As I expressed when beginning this post, “I reject the use of wanton violence.” Therefore, it’s not my place to tell you or anyone else where they preferably should be—in the house or in the field. This admission now warrants a lesson on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).

REBT uses the ABC model to illustrate that when an undesirable Action occurs and you Believe an unhelpful narrative about the event, it’s your unfavorable assumption, not the occurrence itself, that causes an unpleasant Consequence. This is known as distress or disturbance.

Noteworthy, with virtually any undesirable Action that occurs, it’s your unfavorable Beliefs which cause unpleasant distress or disturbance (Consequence). Given this framing of self-distress and self-disturbance, it’s worth noting that one REBT source states (page 71):

REBT conceptualizes [distress] as healthy even though it is intense. Other approaches to therapy have as their goal the reduction of the intensity of negative emotions. They take this position because they do not keenly differentiate between healthy negative emotions (distress) and unhealthy negative emotions (disturbance).

Now, REBT keenly distinguishes between healthy distress and unhealthy disturbance. Healthy distress stems from your rational beliefs about a negative activating event [Action], whilst disturbance stems from your irrational beliefs about the same event.

Complete elimination of distress is highly unlikely in an impermanent and uncertain world wherein people conceptually suffer, struggle, and battle with, or merely experience hardship. Still, individuals often make matters worse for themselves by disturbing about such instances.

In particular, there are four predominate irrational beliefs which people often use to distress or disturb themselves: global evaluations, low frustration tolerance, awfulizing, and demandingness. When contemplating these unproductive scripts, think of the acronym GLAD.

Additionally, from a psychological standpoint, people distress or disturb themselves using a Belief-Consequence (B-C) connection. Of course, this isn’t to suggest that in the context of the naturalistic or physical world there is no Action-Consequence (A-C) connection.

From an A-C view, oppressive and tyrannical behavior by the state (Action) may result in subjugation or death of citizens (Consequence). However, such behavior – in and of itself – doesn’t cause one’s own distressed or disturbed outcome. Rather, the B-C connection does this.

The state behaves oppressively and tyrannically (Action), you Believe, “Life is meaningless without freedom [G], and this is intolerable [L], because it’s a dreadful existence [A], as I mustn’t be oppressed and tyrannized [D],” and you then become miserable (Consequence).

Addressing how people upset themselves with unhelpful attitudes, the ABC model incorporates Disputation of unproductive philosophies of life in order to explore Effective new beliefs. Whereas rigid beliefs cause self-disturbance, flexible beliefs result in an un-disturbed condition.

Suppose that instead of using rigid beliefs which cause disturbance (e.g., misery), you instead use a flexible narrative that causes distress (e.g., frustration). Would healthy distress be more aligned with your interests and goals than unhealthy disturbance? I’ll revisit this point shortly.

For now, it’s worth knowing that REBT also uses unconditional acceptance (UA) to relieve self-induced suffering. This is accomplished through use of unconditional self-acceptance (USA), unconditional other-acceptance (UOA), and unconditional life-acceptance (ULA).

Whereas the ABC model is a scientific approach to wellness, UA serves as a philosophical method for un-disturbing yourself. I view the former as an abortive approach to disturbance and the latter as a preventative method. Of course, not all REBT practitioners use the same style as I.

With my approach to REBT, I incorporate author Stephen Covey’s concepts regarding the circles of control, influence, and concern, as well as an area of no concern. UA maps onto the circle of control (USA), circle of influence (UOA), and circle of concern and area of no concern (ULA).

The circle of control encompasses only oneself, the circle of influence encapsulates elements which may be subject to one’s sway, the circle of concern engrosses most matters one can imagine, and the area of no concern relates to all content which isn’t yet imagined.

Regarding your circle of control and USA, you may reason that you have control only over your reaction to state oppression and tyranny. Concerning your circle of influence and UOA, you may attempt to persuade the state not to oppress or tyrannize you, though likely not.

As well, pertaining to your circle of concern and ULA, in this impermanent and uncertain existence which is rife with imperfection, state and non-state actors engage in political violence against civilians. After all, look at how the U.S. and Israel are behaving in the Middle East.

Sometimes, people sidetrack their focus when considering the area of no concern. For instance, are aliens from another solar system or dimension responsible for oppression and tyranny that may one day visit the Earth? To this, I say, “Fuck it, man; let’s just not even discuss it, man!”

Now, moments ago, I invited you to consider whether or not healthy distress would be more aligned with your interests (i.e., wants) and goals (i.e., the ends toward which effort is directed) than unhealthy disturbance. Admittedly, this is a subjective matter of consideration.

Because I conduct daily practice of Stoicism which is interwoven into REBT, then I may appear to some people as a house nigga that advocates pacifism and civil disobedience. Quite the contrary! I value the NAP. Still, if political violence visits me, then I may respond in kind.

Nevertheless, I don’t advocate self-disturbing to the point whereby I preemptively go on the offense by targeting those who are perceived to be the source of my disturbance. This is because I comprehend that my beliefs are the cause of such an unpleasant outcome.

Thus, I take personal ownership of my reaction to undesirable events. Sometimes, under desperately urgent circumstances which are typically used as a last resort, “freedom’s got a shotgun.” That’s when the field nigga will do whatever is necessary, as per my military training.

All the same, as expressly stated, “it’s not my place to tell you or anyone else where they preferably should be—in the house or in the field.” Ergo, if political violence is at hand and freedom’s got a shotgun, then you may choose to succumb to oppression and tyranny.

We all make our choices, and I’m not personally responsible or accountable for your reactions to state and non-state actors. It’s on you as to how you’ll respond if or when that day (or night) comes while violence is at the door. With hope, you’ll react rationally, not irrationally.

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