The Illegitimacy of Violence, The Violence of Legitimacy: A Text For Occupiers, Freedom Fighters, And The Discontent

What is violence? Who gets to define it? Does it have a place in the pursuit of liberation? These age-old questions have returned to the fore during the Occupy  movement.  But  this  discussion  never  takes  place  on  a  level  playing  field; while some delegitimize violence, the language of legitimacy itself paves the way for the authorities to employ it.