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If I follow you correctly, you abstain from making an ethical argument and question mine because you and I, in our state of luxury, are not able to comprehend the forces at play that compel people to political violence.
And while I don't disagree with this (as I have said numerous times that I understand why the violence is resorted to), I don't agree that one cannot, even from the luxury of Orlando, Florida, observe that said political violence is wrong. And if to conclude so is bourgeoisie, then I feel safe in saying that intellectualizing about the acceptability of the death of folks caught in the middle of someone else's war is in itself, bourgeoisie. That is quite a luxury, too, in my estimation.
As for the beleagured Sudanese people, no, I would not be against it if they took up arms to defend themselves from the janjaweed. I would not support the bombing of buses in Khartoum as a means of self-defense.
This could become quite an involved discussion as I am dredging up all kinds of related concepts (in my mind) such as hatred, exploitation, power, money, corruption...that all contribute to the many facets of BOTH SIDES of any given political struggle - compromising and delegitimizing both. Which pretty much lends perfectly to my overall perception that people just suck.
So maybe this isn't the place for this discussion. Maybe some other time and place. At any rate, it would take me time to excavate and weigh it all...the process. It's not a fully packaged concept for me, like some other issues...
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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