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37. There's a word for the kind of anti-war stance you describe: pacifism

To me, it's an idea that sounds wonderful in theory and has been shown to be effective in some situations (i.e., Gandhi in India, King in the US civil rights movement) . But when it comes to relations between nations, some of which are ready and willing, even eager in some cases, to invade other nations without provocation, it seems unrealistic to me.

It would be fantastic if all nations could agree to "beat their swords into ploughshares" and commit to commit to settling all disputes by peaceful means, but we are not even almost there. Maybe someday (I hope! ) we will no longer have to "imagine all the people living life in peace," because it will be a reality, but the human race still has a long way to go.

In the meantime, while we live in a world where one nation attacks and invades another with the intent of taking possession of it, it seems to me that the choices for the invaded nation come down to either fight back or surrender. Surrendering to a bloodthirsty dictator like Putin doesn't seem like much of a choice to me, and imo, standing by while a bloodthirst dictator lays waste to a less powerful neighnor doesnt seem like a good choice for the U..S.

I believe that settling all disputes nonviolently is a worthy aspiration, and aspirations are great; everyone should have them. But right now, it's just not reality.