Moreover, our culture has a tendency to touch up history to downplay successful uses of violence, and emphasize the success of nonviolence.
One salient point I found mentioned about this was in HPMoR, where Harry mentions that Gandhi endorsed the use of nonviolent resistance if the Nazis invaded India. Of course, we know exactly what would have happened if they had done that, and we also have a pretty good idea of what would have happened if the Allies hadn't used violence during WWII.
It's ugly, but the fact is that real life isn't a movie, and the good guys don't always win just because that's what's just.
One salient point I found mentioned about this was in HPMoR, where Harry mentions that Gandhi endorsed the use of nonviolent resistance if the Nazis invaded India. Of course, we know exactly what would have happened if they had done that, and we also have a pretty good idea of what would have happened if the Allies hadn't used violence during WWII.
It's ugly, but the fact is that real life isn't a movie, and the good guys don't always win just because that's what's just.