Question 11.18.2009

The quote presented about violence being the way to solve problems is something I believe to be true to a certain extent. Wars solve the problems even if it is not the most humanitarian approach. Let's be honest, when have peace treaties ever completely solved an issue. While they will put the issue at rest temporarily, they do not stop that problem from becoming a bigger issue. War's finish things because death resulting from wars are so finite. It is the end. The atomic bomb ended World War II, it left a lasting impact that Hiroshima is still trying to recover from today. That act of violence ended any further attacks because it let the world know that this problem had gone on long enough. There has not been another world war since clearly proving that that amount of violence works. It finished off those particular set of issues. Granted the world will never be perfect, but every issue solved helps. For instance, while the Emancipation Proclamation allowed slaves to be freed, it was not until the Civil War that slaves were actually freed. That proclamation was simply used as a political move to help the Union gain more power through the assistance of the British. More power lead to more violence leading o the solution of that problem. The real question to ask is why can human kind not solve anything without violence?