You said

Nicotine by itself is about as harmful as caffeine.

And that is either incredibly misinformed or willfully deceptive. Nicotine is harmful to the cardiovascular system profoundly more than caffeine, which is not harmful in moderation.

7.62 ?

I think I understand where you’re coming from, and this is mostly humor and pedantry on my part, but given that the definition of “battery” is “unlawful intentional infliction of harmful or offensive physical contact,” the quote from Gandhi isn’t “pushing” it, rather is in perfect alignment, as he stated “unlawful” use as his acceptable use of violence.

Nah

“Though violence is not lawful, when it is offered in self-defense or for the defense of the defenseless, it is an act of bravery far better than cowardly submission.”

https://youtu.be/5kH3LndwcKA

But also, fuck neocon Robert Kagan

You’re really sleeping on the comma. They might seem unnecessary, but they are not.