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Refuses to fight, not out of fear, but out of math: violence rarely checks out.

means A person who opposes war or violence on principle and refuses to participate in it, favoring peaceful resolution of conflict.

from Built from Latin pacificus, meaning 'peace-making' — itself from pax (peace) and facere (to make or do). The word pacifist emerged in the late 19th century, coined alongside 'pacifism' as the peace movement needed a name for people who actively made peace their cause, not just those who happened to avoid fights.

not passive
many pacifists actively resist, just unarmed
gandhi's framing
called it the weapon of the strong
WWI cost
conscientious objectors were jailed, not excused
common myth
pacifism does not mean doing nothing
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