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- noun Plural form of
pacifist .
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Examples
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Probably no group except the pacifists is the butt of as much taunting about inconsistency as the pro-animal faction.
Political Animals 2002
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Probably no group except the pacifists is the butt of as much taunting about inconsistency as the pro-animal faction.
Political Animals 2002
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More palatable to pacifists is the Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear from Mattel (£39.99), which is let down by the absence of a key characteristic – the ability to fly.
Monopoly Revolution predicted to be Christmas toy bestseller Helen Pidd 2010
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We've often noted that many so-called pacifists seem to have a taste for tumult, but only in Palestinistan would a peace protester carry an RPG launcher.
From the WSJ Opinion Archives James Taranto 2007
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What chance has a Catholic pacifist in a world where he will be bludgeoned by grotesque versions of just war theory — or revolted by so-called pacifists who believe nothing is worth total sacrifice?
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As far as I'm concerned, they're not just misguided "idealists" or "pacifists" - they're evil, pure and simple.
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Some modern so-called pacifists are opposed to all wars, and some are not.
Introduction to Non-Violence Theodore Paullin
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"The so called pacifists attacked one neo-Nazi with bottles and rocks ... these jerks do this every year and every year the so-called pacifists wind up getting arrested for violence ... while I disagree wholeheartedly with the Neo Nazi's, I find the behavior of the crowd more disturbing"
Balderdash Agagooga 2010
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"The so called pacifists attacked one neo-Nazi with bottles and rocks ... these jerks do this every year and every year the so-called pacifists wind up getting arrested for violence ... while I disagree wholeheartedly with the Neo Nazi's, I find the behavior of the crowd more disturbing"
Balderdash Agagooga 2010
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Orwell called pacifists "objectively pro-fascist" in an essay in
Registan.net 2008
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