this was the first quote I thought of after having read Orwell’s. I think they’re both talking around the same thing here and I agree with them on it.
Pacifism is a virtue for those who will be unaffected either way, or who benefit from the status quo. More to the point, it’s convenient and easy to do nothing while feeling morally superior. And it’s the position of people who look at the violence of the conflict and conclude that both sides are the same. Because they don’t want to inconvenience themselves with having to look any deeper, learn anything more, or get involved in any manner. Afterall… it doesn’t affect them, so its easy to be a smug pacifist.
This is something that’s been bothering me for a whilst. The attitude of I’ll sit this one out, it’s been bred into people for a whilst now. I was explaining the troubles to my daughter a whilst back and we were borderline looking at media during the time. It’s made me question not only my bias but my view on violence. I hate it, but conflict came in many different way in those days. We have been taught to move away from conflict to more passive attitudes. And conveniently at the same time our rights have been eroded. It does however need to be used in the right way.
this was the first quote I thought of after having read Orwell’s. I think they’re both talking around the same thing here and I agree with them on it.
Pacifism is a virtue for those who will be unaffected either way, or who benefit from the status quo. More to the point, it’s convenient and easy to do nothing while feeling morally superior. And it’s the position of people who look at the violence of the conflict and conclude that both sides are the same. Because they don’t want to inconvenience themselves with having to look any deeper, learn anything more, or get involved in any manner. Afterall… it doesn’t affect them, so its easy to be a smug pacifist.
This is something that’s been bothering me for a whilst. The attitude of I’ll sit this one out, it’s been bred into people for a whilst now. I was explaining the troubles to my daughter a whilst back and we were borderline looking at media during the time. It’s made me question not only my bias but my view on violence. I hate it, but conflict came in many different way in those days. We have been taught to move away from conflict to more passive attitudes. And conveniently at the same time our rights have been eroded. It does however need to be used in the right way.