There are people who think it is always wrong for life to be taken, that violence is always wrong regardless of the circumstances. these fluffy ideals are all nice and good, But what if in refusing to kill someone, you are indirectly condemning others to death? Murderers sentenced to life in prison escape and kill those that put them away for revenge. Hostage-takers pop a few hostages to get their point across while the politically correct, PR-obsessed locals try to 'negotiate' with the guy and refuse to snipe him when they have a clear shot. Pacifists attempt to appease Nazi Germany as it ravages across Europe, murdering countless millions of innocent people. Western isolationists do nothing as genocide sweeps through Rwanda.
I am here to tell you pacifists that your philosophy is ineffective, weak, cowardly, hopelessly naive, hypocritical and above all else murders. The problem with pacifism is that it believes in the goodness of man. The goodness of mankind does not exist.
2006-09-30
08:38:53
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