Over the years, I have talked to many people insistent that pacifism--refusing to use force in self-defense--is enough to solve the problem of violence. 12/17/24 Al Jazeera:
Damascus, Syria – In the furthest room of the Mujtahid Hospital basement in Damascus, a frail young man with jet-black hair crouches on the floor. He holds his face in his trembling hands as people walk in and out.
People come in to look at him, hoping he might be their lost relative. When they manage to convince the man to look up, his face stares not at them, but through them, his eyes calm but distant.
A young doctor, who asked to remain anonymous, at the reception desk says: “They don’t recognise anyone.
“He only remembers his name, and sometimes it’s the wrong name. It may be the name of one of his cellmates.”
Avoid violence when you can, but there are times that refusing to use force is the greatest immorality.
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