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Owen Jones

Mr. Pangier / Mr. Shaffer

Literature / History

29th March 2016

Just War Theory

Peace cannot be created with violence. World War II as an example which contradicts that statement. But in fact it does not. War never creates peace, and peace never creates war. As we people create peace locally, we will surround those that insist on war. It will become clear how we can peacefully persuade them to be peaceful, and as they observe, see, and realise their war is meaningless. As we become peaceful, by defaulting, the fighting will stop, because it doesn't work well with peace. “Characters are products of writer's imagination, and reader's imagination.’’ (Foster 81) Violence is less than a life choice, however, a peaceful solution is very difficult to create, since the people cannot use the broken governmental system to fix the problems, in this solution, creates anarchists.

Fighting is a natural instinct in conflict. Indeed, too much to exact so many nations to live in a state of eternal peace. Besides, there will always be wide differences of opinion between various nations, different angles to look at the matters that have an international importance. The quote, ‘’ It is at once heroic and banal’’ (Remarque 272). If things don't go what the people want or a certain group, they cannot be settled by mere discussion so that resort to war becomes very necessary in these cases.

Take terrorist groups in poor countries as a first example. Some countries are so poor that people are just dying every second in that particular area, and people don't really care. Therefore it drives them to create a threat to the world so that they can make people feel what does it feel like to be them, and also for money, justice, and equality. Another instance is the spread of communism in Russia. Spread of communism in Russia created distrust and suspicions in Europe. Democracy was an eyesore to Nazi Germany. British conservatism were apprehensive of the possibility of Britain being communized. In short, the political ideology of one country being abhorrent to another, therefore, the state of affairs is certainly not conducive to the continuance of peace.

War will never create peace, and peace will never create war. Only we, the people, with our greater numbers, greater innate compassion, greater need, can change what is happening. Assemble peacefully. Think and speak only words of peace. Words such as, fight, war and kill, in any context, are not words of peace. “But we are praying for you too.” (Remarque 252). Replace them with thoughts and words of peace. If we all think thoughts and speak words of peace, then we will create peace. Peace is a creation. Love is our power of creation. The governments commit many evils against us, the people. But more powerful than any tank or plane, is Love. Armies may be destroyed, but it is a far greater power to create. War can only destroy what is created, but people can create life infinitely with happiness by doing what they enjoy. The power to create life is far greater than any power to destroy it.

My own personal opinion is, everytime when I think about argues and conflicts, i would always think about back when humans begin to exist. I would start to think, ‘’How did all of this even started? Because of a bigger cave? Or better hunting weapons?’’ Come to the think of it, once it starts it could spread out like a virus and I personally think it's absolutely terrifying. It's like an antidote that doesn't exist, or hard to find to end all of this conflict. Even though it can be solved, what does all of this justify? It's just destroying the future. “The thing, that existed before are no longer valid.” (Remarque 272)

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