I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.
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A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.
Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings.
I'm not a pacifist. I feel that there are situations where fighting is inescapable, but we don't go looking for those things.
Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.
I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict.
All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
You never want conflict. But sometimes conflict is inevitable.
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
No two wars are ever the same. Some are just, some are unjust, but the basic commonality shared between them all is that young men and women heeded a call to service, overcame their fear, and fought for their side.
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