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Punching You in the Head for the Common Good

Posted in : Non-Aggression Principle on by : Michael Maharrey

If you agree that force, violence and coercion are not moral/ethical ways to interact with your neighbors, I would implore you to start looking at other ways to make the world a better place than using political processes and the power of the state to impose your conception of the greater good on the world. It’s always wise to remember that every tyrant in history claimed to be acting for the greater good.

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Peace: A Utopian Dream?

Posted in : War on by : Michael Maharrey

But what of this notion that there’s no sense in opposing war and actively pursuing peace because “it won’t work in the real world?” Should we abandon active, vocal opposition to war because pursuit of peace does nothing but chase an unattainable utopian dream?

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The War Hero Who Wouldn’t Carry a Gun

Posted in : War on by : Michael Maharrey

“God intervenes radically only in response to a radical attitude on the part of the believer – radical not in regard to political means but in regard to faith; and the believer who is radical in his faith has rejected all means other than those of faith.”

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