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jazzimov

(1,456 posts) Tue Aug 27, 2013, 10:04 PM Aug 2013

To be clear, I am a Pacifist.

I hate war.

But I have learned that in many cases "turning the other cheek" only gets you two red cheeks. And the aggressor keeps on being aggressive.

I believe in Peace. Sometimes, that means you have to fight, or at least prove that you are willing to fight to achieve Peace.

Because the other guy may not subscribe to the same peaceful philosophies that you do.

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To be clear, I am a Pacifist. (Original Post) jazzimov Aug 2013 OP

Then you're not a pacifist Scootaloo Aug 2013 #1

An eye for an eye... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #2

I don't think pacifist means what you think it means..... bowens43 Aug 2013 #3

That is a more pragmatic view point Harmony Blue Aug 2013 #4

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

1. Then you're not a pacifist

Reply to jazzimov (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 10:11 PM

Aug 2013

Hating war doesn't make you a pacifist, it just means you're probably not a sociopath. Which is a good thing, don't get me wrong.

But if you think that hitting back is called for, well... you're not a pacifist.