Why peace cannot be kept by force

After all these events on a political level, it is surprising to see how few people take to the streets to protest for their rights and their country.

There were plenty of reasons to do so. Like all political leaders of their time, they had their strengths and weaknesses. But when it came to agitational propaganda and awakening the sleeping giant of the masses, they were first-rate.

Individual exaggerations or polemical oversimplifications in debates are still part of current politics across all stripes. People eat whatever one politician or another throws at them; most of the time it’s something with opium in it to cloud their judgment. At least that was the assumption in some explanations.

Until all human error is definitively addressed, I adhere to Albert Einstein’s essay: “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. You cannot subjugate a nation forcibly unless you wipe out every man, woman, and child. Unless you wish to use such drastic measures, you must find a way of settling your disputes without resort to arms. War is always won by one side—but not peace.” Unfortunately, such statements are too quickly forgotten. This applies to the internal peace of a nation as well as to the wars in the Middle East.

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Jürgen Schöfer, Ph.D.,
Biopreparat.Schoefer@gmail.com

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