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Originally Posted by Phage
The classic example would be genocide; suppose a political party (Nazis) decided to kill off an ethnic group (Jews) because... well, just because. Lets also assume that you don't personally know or are related to any Jews from there. Do you still believe that it is wrong? If you do, do you think violence in defense of your belief about the issue is justified?
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Well, there are two ways I can go here. I'll stick with the Levinasian line about duties owed to the Other, I think, since that's a bit more general (even though I disagree with him in points). The duty here that we would be using violence to uphold is our duty to the Other, again, not duty to a belief.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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