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		10xDev 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI raids Washington Post reporter's home Your understanding of the word peaceful is wrong.

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3 months ago [–]

https://www.wordnik.com/words/peaceful

> adjective Not involving violence or employing force.

10xDev 3 months ago | [–]

It clearly encapsulates a lot more than non-violence. You can't protest without disturbance.

>Undisturbed by strife, turmoil, or disagreement

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