It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Real change is always violent, but it may hurt a lot less than what's in place before the violence occurs.
Yes, violence begets more violence, but historically this has been the way of the world.
The world is not violent. But there is a lot of violence in it.
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.
People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice but to contemplate the use of force to bring about a better world, mindful of the trade-off between a small amount of violence now and acceptance of an unjust status quo indefinitely.
Nonviolence is the only credible response to the violence we're seeing around the world.
Technology, ideology, and social and cultural changes periodically throw out new forms of violence for humanity to contend with.
Until we have created a romance of peace that would equal that of war, violence will not disappear from people's lives.
We try to show that violence has a consequence - when you create violence, it turns against you.
The world is ruled by violence, or at least the imminent threat of violence. It always has been.