tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756681736031681204.post321632412303795754..comments2011-06-03T07:46:46.547-07:00Comments on Idealist-VS-World: Violence?Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15198335946899708672noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756681736031681204.post-48108886235558208302009-10-23T06:30:03.252-07:002009-10-23T06:30:03.252-07:00Hmmm, it sounds like pure "nonviolence" ...Hmmm, it sounds like pure "nonviolence" which is easily spoken in the abstract, but not in practice. I hope your teacher never has to put it to the test. I wouldn't worry - i don't think your position is naive or because you are young. There is a good case for violence in self-defence (rape, etc), and while society values violence (in movies, support for "our" troops, etc) and supports violence as a solution to problems (war, death penalty), I think nonviolence is a good radical way of addressing those evils, but not in ALL situations at all times. Your teacher has taken an extreme philosophical stance, but it doesn't mean she is right or better than anyone else!Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094473740572791152noreply@blogger.com