Pacifism as Pathology: Notes on an American Pseudopraxis
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Pacifism as Pathology: Notes on an American Pseudopraxis is an essay written in 1986 by Ward Churchill. It examines the role of pacifist politics within American leftism. The essay takes a critical stance of pacifist doctrine, labelling it as ineffective, hypocritical and unconsciously racist.
In 1998 the essay was later compiled with an essay by Mike Ryan entitled On Ward Churchill's "Pacifism as Pathology": Toward a Revolutionary Practice, an introduction by Ward Churchill entitiled "'Pacifism as Pathology' Revisited: Excavating a Debate" and a preface by Ed Mead, all under the title Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America (ISBN 1-894037-07-3).