Thread: The Use of Force

Originally Posted by Taosaur

Well, not so much. The volatility of violent action is more a corollary of the fact that one can never control the exact consequences of one's actions nor find their precise causes. We can only control the qualities of our actions and the motivations from which we act. If you throw a punch, a man may end up dead. The man may be you. If you enter into a stream of violence, do not make any assumptions about when you will reach the other shore.

Right, that is essentially the same thing . . . I think.

Originally Posted by Alric

Its funny you bring up that argument, because its the same thing the government argues when it talks about things like the war in Iraq. They say violence is needed to stop bad people but we have seen the result. It is chaotic and innocent people are dying all the time over there, because of our government.

And what else would you propose?