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resistance-ethics
The characters debate the moral implications of violent versus non-violent sabotage in their resistance against mining operations, reflecting on the long-term consequences of their actions.
1 chapter across 1 book
Green Mars (1994)Kim Stanley Robinson
Chapter 29
In this chapter, Coyote and his companions plan and execute a covert raid on a uranium mining camp in the Ceraunius Fossae region of Mars. They debate the morality and strategic consequences of violence versus non-lethal sabotage, ultimately opting to incapacitate the miners and destroy equipment without killing anyone. The chapter details their stealthy infiltration through difficult terrain and the sabotage of the mining operation, highlighting tensions between pragmatic resistance and ethical considerations.