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Quick question for non-Americans: by slayer2002-12-27 05:59:39
  Who's the real badguy? by Trollax2002-12-27 06:49:29
    You don't speak English, either, right? by Naruki 2002-12-27 07:06:06
First, it's not terror, it's terrorism. I'll grant that if you are foolish enough to listen only to the media, you would make such a sad mistake.

Second, "violence" is one of those words that really doesn't have a single definition, and you seem to want every use of the word to have only your intended meaning. That just isn't the case in the real world, Charlie Brown. This is the meaning that would be most likely to fit this discussion: "an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)". It's doubtful, though, that we even use the term properly at all here.

Third, if something comes down to a choice between A and B, you can't say "I won't choose either" and avoid being an idiot. Sorry, but there's only two choices: A and B.

Finally, violence is not the "last" option in all confrontations. The only people who say that are philosophers who postulate that you can always reason with another (in other words, incompetent philosophers). Quite often the proactive use of controlled force against an aggressor will end the threat. As with any situation, though, you have to adjust your actions to match. If your personal philosophy is too inflexible, you will not be able to live with the rest of the world for very long.
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      Violence... by Trollax2002-12-27 07:24:20
        Define violence before you pontificate on it. by Naruki2002-12-27 07:29:31
        No one could have stopped Germany without war. by slayer2002-12-27 07:30:54
          True! by non-US2002-12-27 07:43:15
            "I'm not suggesting, but what if?" by Naruki2002-12-27 07:45:06
              Oh come on by non-US2002-12-27 07:51:22
                No. If you refuse to communicate as clearly as by Naruki2002-12-27 07:59:37
                  Oh but I am better than you :-) by non-US2002-12-27 08:09:17
                    Nope, still a fallacy. "What if" makes it by adiplomat2002-12-27 08:17:45
                      Thanks by non-US2002-12-27 08:20:45
                        That's why I changed methods in my reply. by adiplomat2002-12-27 08:24:56
                          lol - ooookay... by spacefiddle2002-12-27 12:27:51
                            Apply some more mental effort, by flamebait2002-12-27 12:52:20
                      common English usage by spacefiddle2002-12-27 12:29:34
                        Ah, but that isn't what was said. by flamebait2002-12-27 12:41:09
                  Rabbits by non-US2002-12-27 08:09:53
                  rabid fanatic? by spacefiddle2002-12-27 09:05:23
                    Disguise? What disguise? by flamebait2002-12-27 09:19:08
                      s'funny by spacefiddle2002-12-27 10:15:24
                        Nope. by flamebait2006-11-19 12:55:59
                          well then by spacefiddle2002-12-27 12:22:41
                            Okay. Done. It means just what I thought it did. by flamebait2002-12-27 12:28:15
                              intentionally being obtuse won't help by spacefiddle2002-12-27 12:31:59
                                Put those two "examples" in context. by Naruki2002-12-27 12:53:59
                                You are the one who is missing the point here. by flamebait2002-12-27 13:11:04
                Lax language = a lax mind. by adiplomat2002-12-27 08:05:14
                  A period has gotten lost. If you see this by adiplomat2002-12-27 08:08:13
                    And flippin' AGAIN! This is embarrassing! (n/t) by adiplomat2002-12-27 08:08:59
                    It's over for tea with my auntie. by Naruki2002-12-27 08:11:14
                      Aunt Flo isn't visiting you this week? (n/t) by nin_man2002-12-27 08:32:22
                        The very same! by Naruki2002-12-27 08:34:59
                          I hope ONE of you isn't referring to by adiplomat2002-12-27 08:37:37
                            MY aunt? I thought she was YOUR aunt! by Naruki2002-12-27 08:42:10
                  Does this mean you don't like broccoli/cranberry by rottweiler2002-12-27 08:17:50
                    Ummm.... YEAH, it does! :+) by adiplomat2002-12-27 08:19:31
                  Sex laxar i en laxask by non-US2002-12-27 08:35:09
                    Among other things, "lax" means: by Naruki2002-12-27 08:41:12
                      Hmmm... by non-US2002-12-27 08:55:56
            you said by slayer2002-12-27 07:57:06
              Actually by non-US2002-12-27 08:03:04
                Sorry, neglected to check the name on the reply :) by slayer2002-12-27 08:10:07
                  No worries... by non-US2002-12-27 08:44:11
            Avoiding war by flamebait2002-12-27 09:09:32
          who says it isn't evil? by spacefiddle2002-12-27 09:01:48
            I do, for one. by Naruki2002-12-27 09:22:55
              if you don't believe in evil by spacefiddle2002-12-27 12:18:07
                Why would I substitute something? by Naruki2002-12-27 12:51:11
                  disingenuous by spacefiddle2002-12-27 13:10:48
                    Turn it around. by flamebait2002-12-27 13:18:22
                    BZZT! Wrongo. by Naruki2002-12-27 13:37:33
                What an assumption by Ston2002-12-27 14:25:41
                  <sotto_voce>Just a little to the left... by Naruki2002-12-27 14:41:27
                    Wow, that's a nice mug. by flamebait2002-12-27 15:02:13
            So Buddists don't eat? by migiizis2002-12-27 09:34:56
              LOL, i've often thought by spacefiddle2002-12-27 12:20:40
                A carrot has a more advanced nervous by migiizis2002-12-27 12:50:36

 

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