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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Here is another red herring, but I can't resist.
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You asked.
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What is a pacifist?
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Someone who practices nonviolence.
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How does a pacifist think they can accomplish the elimination of war or violence as a means of resolving disputes?
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Eliminating war is pretty difficult. Ending a war? That's possible. The nice thing about being nonviolent is that it's really difficult for your enemies to explain why they need to kill you. Had the British continued their occupation of India when Gandhi was at his peak popularity, there could have been riots back home. This can logically be extended to any violent conflict, including Iraq. If the US soldiers all left, they'd have no violent recourse.
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How would violent crimes be addressed by pacifist?
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Imagine we're at a bar having a beer and some guy stumbles into me, wasted to shit. He yells "Get out of the way". Normally, a person would reply. Me? I let him go on his way. Let's say someone breaks into my house when I'm home. I look down, calmly say "I've not seen your face, take what you like". He has no need to be violent against me.