On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 06:36:57AM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > >Not in the least surprising. Violence is rarely the answer. > >Either side can come up with more than enough rationalisations > >to explain why it's necessary to perpetuate the situation. > >There's precedent in Cyprus, the Balkans, Ireland, etc., etc. > > John, Tom, Juan, you're right - violence can not be the answer. > > The problem (the real one) is . . .
. . . far more complex than the explanation you give. That's just one viewpoint of the situation, basically casting one side as the innocent victim, and the other side as the real cause of the problem. That's not true, any more than is the opposing position. But it's used as a good enough excuse to explain why it's necessary to take preemptive actions to defend yourself against the agressor ...
