A true pacifist will fight hard to protect the peace of others. The tyrants must be confronted, the thugs must be forced aside. By force. Extreme, quick, and undeniable force. Persuasion won't work, diplomacy is futile, only unconditional surrender is acceptable. We will have peace. But it is hard. Swallowing of pride is the hardest of all. To stop believing, or pretending, you're the answer, your wisdom somehow owed to everyone, your service needed, your giving required, your benevolence divine. To know you are a failure, and to accept it. To understand what you don't know, and never will. A known is a known, but many unknowns are not known to be unknown. Peace is easy to identify, and it is rare. It is worth fighting for, it is worth protecting. And should be fought for and should be protected. Peace!
A true pacifist will fight hard to protect the peace of others. The tyrants must be confronted, the thugs must be forced aside. By force. Extreme, quick, and undeniable force. Persuasion won't work, diplomacy is futile, only unconditional surrender is acceptable. We will have peace. But it is hard. Swallowing of pride is the hardest of all. To stop believing, or pretending, you're the answer, your wisdom somehow owed to everyone, your service needed, your giving required, your benevolence divine. To know you are a failure, and to accept it. To understand what you don't know, and never will. A known is a known, but many unknowns are not known to be unknown. Peace is easy to identify, and it is rare. It is worth fighting for, it is worth protecting. And should be fought for and should be protected. Peace!