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**Eugen80** · 06-10-2012, 10:00 PM

My question is, although violence will never be wholly good, as either person will suffer in some way or another, is it ever justifiable and if so, when?

By definition, violence is with intentions to harm someone. So it gives the impression of malicious intentions and probably not the best choice of words in your case?

Violence: Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage... As others said, I don't think self-defense or killing is inherently immoral as it depends on your intentions.

As a side note though, we also have to be careful when justifying defensive warfare because, in history, there have been so many instances where people in power have abused it for political and economic benefits or other agendas. More often than not, defending one’s own kind or nation is just a sugar coating distracting the mind off the real reasons for waging war, which are usually revenge, hatred, racism and dogmatic separatism.

06-10-2012, 10:00 PM	#18
Eugen80 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 385 Senior Member	My question is, although violence will never be wholly good, as either person will suffer in some way or another, is it ever justifiable and if so, when? By definition, violence is with intentions to harm someone. So it gives the impression of malicious intentions and probably not the best choice of words in your case? Violence: Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage... As others said, I don't think self-defense or killing is inherently immoral as it depends on your intentions. As a side note though, we also have to be careful when justifying defensive warfare because, in history, there have been so many instances where people in power have abused it for political and economic benefits or other agendas. More often than not, defending one’s own kind or nation is just a sugar coating distracting the mind off the real reasons for waging war, which are usually revenge, hatred, racism and dogmatic separatism.
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