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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Are you speaking in general terms or in absolutes. I understand people having different triggering points, but it seems that you are saying there is no point where you would feel obligated or forced to fight. Is that true?
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I am speaking in absolutes, but not quite the absolute you heard.
People absolutely have control over their actions, how they relate with others, and how they respond to the events of life. Groups of people up to and including governments and societies have the same control. People (and groups of people) might pretend they DON'T have that control, and may pretend that they're forced into something by outside events or circumstances. It's much easier to pretend to be forced into things--you don't have to deal with the ramifications of your actions. But that's not the truth. The truth is, you always have a choice.
There may well be a point at which I would
choose to fight. Right after 9/11, had the opportunity been present to actually fight the actual attackers, I might well have chosen to do that. At no point would I
ever be
forced to do anything.
To argue otherwise, frankly, is to argue for the poverty of the human spirit.