01 May 2009 Wiesbaden, Germany
Category: Anger
Today we went to have dinner out and while we were waiting for our pizza, we were talking about today’s holiday. It is the 1st May, Labour Day here in Germany and Thomas and Iris told that each year on this day people protest in groups against government or the social system. And often they also become violent in this, destroying national property, putting vehicles on fire and breaking other people’s things. They do not get anything from this. Many people can get injured and hurt and there is a big financial loss. But they continue doing this each year.
I know this happens in each country but I don’t understand why some people have a destructive mind. They even have fun in this. It seems as if it is their game and joy when something is broken and destroyed and somebody is hurt, injured and has financial loss.
When I was in India I read in newspaper that government now made a law especially for these cases of violent protest. The group or organization which is responsible for this and the people who are arrested on spot have to pay the value of all property that they destroyed. We see this many times and many places. You don’t know why these people do this. If they cannot create something, make something, why do they destroy? I wish that people will raise their consciousness more and do not seek their fun in harming others.
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Ben Rogers stated it well. You cannot put out fire with fire. In other words, retaliating against a problem using similar tactics just serves to aggravate the problem and the struggle. I like the idea of a "peaceful warrior" that was created in American Indian tribes. You use the brutality and violence of your aggressor to peacefully make them collapse in their efforts. Rather than attacking back, you use the peace and love in your heart to show them a higher way. "Kill them with kindness," so to speak.
Reply By Emily on October 08, 2011 01:20
As a career activist I have considerable experience with the collective anger that circulates protests. And I have long felt justified in action, seeing the suffering that is created by those we fight. I do however think this is an interesting point. Perhaps fire cannot be put out with fire.
Reply By Ben Rogers on October 20, 2010 01:57
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