What Happens When Initiating Violence is Acceptable in Society

There should be no doubt that peace and non-aggression are backbones to a civilized society. But certain people on certain issues do favor using violence to solve personal and societal problems. More madness has entered this World today than ever before because of brutal, unnecessary, and unconstitutional wars whether its war oversees or war on drugs, youth, guns, terrorism, etc… at the expense of taxpayers, law enforcement, and the individuals harmed by either government or criminals. Individuals have gotten the idea that violence is more acceptable at solving problems and has degraded our society.

            This demagoguery has been made more acceptable by violent governments who love money and power and will disregard the rule of law and life, liberty and property in order to keep themselves rich and in power. The Civil War of America tells the horrible story of how the Southern states that formed the Confederacy were brutalized by the Northern Union states under President Abraham Lincoln merely for exercising the right to secede from a voluntary union. Lincoln claimed he was “preserving” the union and abolishing slavery but in reality he wanted centralization of power. Lincoln instituted the first income tax, military conscription and centralized America’s banks. Lincoln also suspended habeas corpus, spent money without congressional approval and suppressed opposition newspapers. Lincoln had no interest in abolishing slavery and wanted all blacks in America deported to Liberia. He only supported abolishing slavery as part of the war effort. The Emancipation Proclamation was nothing more than a political trick which failed to free the slaves in pro-slave union states. Judging by the brutalization of the South during his presidency in order to “preserve” the union, Lincoln believed in safety rather than liberty and justice. How safe are we if we allow government agents with guns and bullet proof vests to raid our homes when we were minding our own business? Initiating violence against non-threatening activities does not bring us more safety. The TSA thinks it is more superior than the people who pass through them in order to board an airplane by forcing future passengers to be patted down and strip searched. Would you feel safe if you had to be personally violated in order to exercise the fundamental right of travel? Should we sacrifice peace and liberty for a false sense of security? We need to be extra careful about what policies we support and whether they initiate force against human beings. We don’t want to ruin good people’s lives, especially those who have the right skills to become productive members of society.