Non-Violence

"I object to violence because, when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." One of my favorite quotes of the whole book. It speaks so much truth to me, it is so accurate.

Think about Hitler and Nazi Germany, during their murders they performed various scientific experiments. Under the direction of Dr. Edward Wirths, experiments included experiments on twins, freezing people, malaria, mustard gas, sulfonamide, sea water, sterilization, experiments with poison, incendiary bomb and high altitude. All of these providing medical information used today to save lives but at such as enormous cost. This information now saves lives but most people would agree that the means did not justify the ends. The good is temporary, is saves lives now but at the cost of pain and life of unwilling and unknowing people, who where being executed for no reason. The holocaust did not produce any good and these experiments are a part of the holocaust.

But this type of violence is not just seen in other countries but in our own. We cannot forget the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was said to be necessary because of it was preferable to invasion, a speedy end of war saved lives, part of "total war" and Japan's leaders refused to surrender. I believe all human life is precious, so saying that it was preferable to invasion and saved lives is like saying, we did not want to kill our soldiers, so we killed their soldiers and innocent bystanders. The excuse of unsurrendering leaders to attack innocents is ridiculous, and completely illogical thinking. These people if not killed by the bombings they are themselves and their entire family lineage in more danger of medical problems and abnormalities. So you might think it ended things quick but now it affects the daily lives of people whom had nothing to do with it.

So was the violence in each scenario necessary and what is remembered? No this violence was useless and often thought back to as crimes against humanity. The evils of both horrid events live on and beyond any good that came from them.