There are ways to protect you and yours without having to commit
violence to do it. Ghandi and MLK Jr. proved that. Only the
unenlightened animals among us believe that violence is the solution,
not the problem.
The violence-mongers are the true enemy of peace and liberty, no mater
what god they pray to!
I wish it was true Kurt, I really wish that violence was never a means
to solve a problem, violence at any level, but, in todays times it just
doesn't happen. For violence to stop, and reasoning to work, BOTH sides
have to believe their is some other solution to the issue. In the case
of the Holy Terrorists, their belief is that all non-believers must be
put to death and that it's the word of their god/profit that tells them
to do it. You can not reason with someone that has no desire to be
reasoned with, someone that considers you to be lesser any other living
creature on the planet.
I would love to see all peoples be able to sit at a table/desk/meal and
reason their problems away, each site giving and taking as needed until
all come to a reasonable agreement for everyone, but, I don't believe it
will happen in my lifetime, don't believe it's possible that these
Terrorists will change their minds about their religious beliefs, don't
believe this is much more than a .0001% chance that it could be resolved
without taking violence to them.
Here is something you might want to know about Ghandi:
Gandhi?s nonviolent action designed to avoid violence? Yes and no.
Gandhi steadfastly avoided violence toward his opponents. He did not
avoid violence toward himself or his followers.
Gandhi said that the nonviolent activist, like any soldier, had to be
ready to die for the cause. And in fact, during India?s struggle for
independence, hundreds of Indians were killed by the British.
The difference was that the nonviolent activist, while willing to die,
was never willing to kill.
Gandhi pointed out three possible responses to oppression and injustice.
One he described as the coward?s way: to accept the wrong or run away
from it.
The second option was to stand and fight by force of arms. Gandhi said
this was better than acceptance or running away.
But the third way, he said, was best of all and required the most
courage: to stand and fight solely by nonviolent means.
While Ghandi didn't approve of violence towards OTHERS, it was accepted
as a means, although not the first choice.
Ghandi also didn't approve of paying off the enemy (running away).