Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Good Violence Vs. Bad Violence

Essays such as this one bemoan America's "toxic cult of violence":

https://dissidentvoice.org/2018/02/merchants-of-death-americas-toxic-cult-of-violence-turns-deadly/

Note well it does not address the violence we are causing and/or sponsoring in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and other places in the world.

Does that mean violence against Americans is "bad", while violence against our alleged enemies is "good"?

What did Syria ever do to harm us? How about Iraq or Libya? With the exception of dubious claims (e.g., the Lockerbie bombing), I would argue that none of them EVER harmed us. Most of what they did was an effort to keep us from harming THEM.

Maybe we should consider the possibility that ALL violence is bad. Then perhaps we could stop glorifying it in our daily lives.

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