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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5359034 12/27/2012 10:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is violence "justified" on your food? Quoting: Hales ...just not your species? A civilized society is built on violence, and sustained through the fear of it. Or do cops carry cotton-candy in their utility belts? This is what you have been taught to believe.(Media,hollywood,tv, bullshit history books.) The story of the man who walked away from violence is never told. WHY?..because its boring.. Guess what...I would rather be bored to death than beaten. I have seen in my life. When someone walks away from a violent act it seems to go away. But when violence treated with more violence it never goes away. |
| Éireann Eisteacht le gra! User ID: 30992345 12/27/2012 10:35 PM ![]() Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Double post. Drats! Last Edited by Éireann on 12/27/2012 10:39 PM Éireann~ Eisteacht le gra! ~ArunaLuna (Translation from Gaelic: "Listen to Love!") "And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." - Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to John Taylor written in 1816 "Unfortunately, it is in the nature of man to tinker - even with immutable truth. Thus, we must be ever vigilant.." - James Munford You can educate the ignorant, but you can't fix stupid! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I do not give negative Karma. I believe that all opinions are worthy of debate and discussion. Free speech is essential to the growth and advancement of each individual and all of Humankind. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 30899241 12/27/2012 10:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is violence ever justified? What are the reasons it could be justified? Self defense? Defending family? Bullying? War? Religion? Communism? Quoting: *HEISENBERG* From huge conflicts to small acts of violence, is any of it justified? Please explain your reasoning. Better ask that question to the American Government, they seem to think so. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25050963 12/27/2012 11:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is violence ever justified? What are the reasons it could be justified? Self defense? Defending family? Bullying? War? Religion? Communism? Quoting: *HEISENBERG* From huge conflicts to small acts of violence, is any of it justified? Please explain your reasoning. Self defense is not violence. according to the Anabaptists, it is they won't even defend themselves THAT is true pacifism Instead of calling that true pacifism I would call it true stupidity. |
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| Intergalactic Diplomat User ID: 6231580 12/27/2012 11:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is violence ever justified? What are the reasons it could be justified? Self defense? Defending family? Bullying? War? Religion? Communism? Quoting: *HEISENBERG* From huge conflicts to small acts of violence, is any of it justified? Please explain your reasoning. ‘Justice' and 'Order' are concepts that at the cognitive, logical thinking level make sense and should be "valid"... but in application to the real world, are fundamentally flawed concepts that are in fact, FICTIONS. Order in and of itself is a manipulative fiction that benefits those not subject to the institutionalized order. Justice is always a disproportionate application of force. Last Edited by Intergalactic Diplomat on 12/27/2012 11:35 PM |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 30981419 12/27/2012 11:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ive allways belived in an eye for and eye so i say yes it is Quoting: jmac [/quote I think that was changed to "Turn the other cheek" I believe when He said "turn the other cheek", He was referring to verbal abuse and insults. We can all endure insults---that is a mark of maturity, but we are not to stand by and allow innocents to be abused, injured or physically harmed. It costs us nothing to turn away from hateful words, but physical harm is another thing. Jesus only allowed them to abuse Him physically, because it was what He came here to do---to suffer as the lamb on the Cross. But when He comes back as described in Revelation, He returns as a lion, and will slay the beast (the one world ruler) and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him---they will try to assault Him with the same vengeance they did at His first coming, but HE WILL SLAY THEM! From Exodus through Revelation we are told to defend ourselves. He told the disciples that if they had no sword, to sell their robe and buy one. 1 Sam 15:13 Every man had a sword and every man picked it up when required. Judges 5:8 reminds us what happens when a FOOLISH nation chooses to disarm. The people rebelled against God when they put away their weapons of defense. They suffered the consequences. Psalm 144:1 Over and over God commanded His people to fight. And we know that when they didn't, they were pillaged, conquered, raped, enslaved and dispersed. Luke 22:36 and Mathew 26:52- 54 "This is not the RIGHT TIME FOR A FIGHT." We turn the other cheek as long as we can, but defending innocents is always the thing to do. Rom. 13:3-4 a JUST government executes God's judgment; when a government is not just, then the citizens must defend themselves. 1 Thess. 4:6 The LORD is the avenger in all these things. He is just: Except when His focus was on going to the Cross to accomplish what He came to do, He advocates justice and self defense, time after time throughout the Scriptures. He is a JUST God; and He is a God of judgment, because of His holy justice. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 30937444 12/28/2012 01:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is violence ever justified? What are the reasons it could be justified? Self defense? Defending family? Bullying? War? Religion? Communism? Quoting: *HEISENBERG* From huge conflicts to small acts of violence, is any of it justified? Please explain your reasoning. Self defense is not violence. If someone is attacking you, and you stab them in the face....stabbing someone in the face is still a violent act. But, I see what you mean, so besides self defense, is it justified? No. |