"justifies violence" 😂
No sane person thinks violence is never justified. Russia is trying to invade a sovereign nation to steal their land and resources, and they're raping and murdering the population in the process. It's just common thuggery at a large scale.
If you don't think that justifies violence to stop the thugs, you've got something seriously wrong with you. Particularly in this case: Ukraine blew up ammo depot's full of weapons that were going to be used by those thugs to kill Ukrainians.
I think I understand your perspective, but I think it's very oversimplified.
I'm not so quick to assign black and white hats between two criminal organizations.
Both of them are using taxes and inflation to fight eachother and the civilians are caught in the crossfire.
Governments aren't all equally criminal. This is like comparing speeding to murder.
"No sane person thinks violence is never justified." Plenty of sane people throughout history sacrificed their lives as a testimony to peace, many of them nameless martyrs. If only we had their courage today.
One thing is certain: All countries think their side in a war is justified.
Once weapons are drawn, only bad options remain. Victories on the battlefield are temporary at best.
(I believe we have a moral obligation to foster negotiations to end the war instead of adding more fuel to the fire.)
Those people sacrificing their lives as a testimony to peace tended to be idiots who would have done a lot more good getting a rifle and sacrificing their lives killing the enemy.
I would argue that violence is never justified. But it is sometimes inevitable.
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