Sunday, February 28, 2010
Violence vs. Nonviolence
If a country could be completely nonviolent, it would be the ultimate place to live. There would be no problems dealing with violence. Everyone would get along. Now, obviously this will never happen. At least, I don't see it ever happening. Too many things in this world are only here because of violence and they have become popular and even necessary to some cultures. I feel that a completely nonviolent country, or even world, would be wonderful, but it wouldn't work. You could not sit even 5 people in a room for an hour maybe and not have any violence among them at all. It's bound to happen, which is sad, but true. Violence does have a big impact on our lives. Half of what we eat comes from animals, and by killing them, we are committing violence. We love our sports, but there wouldn't be sports if we lived in a world of nonviolence. The point is that sometimes, "violence" is necessary.
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Justin -- let me push you a little here -- in part this claim depends on what you mean by violence... there are lots of people who go through life without getting into fights where they hit or are hit -- certainly people who never kill or experience serious threats to life -- lots of communities around the world live without at least direct physical violence as part of their existence. Most college students live in close proximity to one another without fights breaking out -- particularly in the women's dorms. as you reflect, try to be clearer is you thinking -- what kinds of violence - what contexts -- what drives the violence - why can't it be overcome?
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