Saturday, May 2, 2015

A Non-Violent World

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Is a no-weapon world, where we trust our neighbour, just pie in the sky? A planet of humans - can it exist without our resorting to violent confrontation? We are so used to war that we believe it is enshrined in the very psyche of human nature - a non-violent world is something we can hardly imagine.


But this sort of world can only come about if humans want it badly enough. Our material needs can either generate the whole infrastructure of violence or its very opposite. If humans start by buying cruelty-free and environmentally-friendly products, we would be sending a powerful message to all interested parties, namely the manufacturers, as to how they produce goods. It’s the first step towards a peaceful, no-weapon world.

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