First Off I have not figured out this whole blogging thing. "I am not a fan of technology like this" I just going to leave a comment. I have read some of the article but have jumped a head to some of the other one because I find them more interesting the other.
I though the first week of class discussion went well. It was interesting to see some of the difference of opinion that people had. I can already tell that some people are going to butt heads.
Hearing the difference truly helped me pinpoint my understanding of nonviolence. I think that some violence is ok. You can't fit this subject in to a a nice organized box. This is alot of room for interpretation.
While I still don't have a clear defination in my head I am moving torwards a direction. Kelsey brought up a good point about Ghandi and fasting. That could be seen as a way of self-violence. He denied his body of its need. I had not thought of that before now. Lets face it I am not Ghandi number one fan.
Nonviolence in Theory and Practice by Holmes and Gan
"Violence does not mean causing only physical injury, but it also includes mental and verbal injury."
I think this is a very true statement when looking at nonviolence and violence movements. Its a very hazy line. You can clearly tell when something is considered violent because it does physically harm. However it is harder to see the implications of doing violence that is emotional or mentally. It might not seem violent at the time however the reprecussions of that act good be considered violent.
First Off I have not figured out this whole blogging thing. "I am not a fan of technology like this" I just going to leave a comment. I have read some of the article but have jumped a head to some of the other one because I find them more interesting the other.
ReplyDeleteI though the first week of class discussion went well. It was interesting to see some of the difference of opinion that people had. I can already tell that some people are going to butt heads.
Hearing the difference truly helped me pinpoint my understanding of nonviolence. I think that some violence is ok. You can't fit this subject in to a a nice organized box. This is alot of room for interpretation.
While I still don't have a clear defination in my head I am moving torwards a direction. Kelsey brought up a good point about Ghandi and fasting. That could be seen as a way of self-violence. He denied his body of its need. I had not thought of that before now. Lets face it I am not Ghandi number one fan.
Nonviolence in Theory and Practice by Holmes and Gan
ReplyDelete"Violence does not mean causing only physical injury, but it also includes mental and verbal injury."
I think this is a very true statement when looking at nonviolence and violence movements. Its a very hazy line. You can clearly tell when something is considered violent because it does physically harm. However it is harder to see the implications of doing violence that is emotional or mentally. It might not seem violent at the time however the reprecussions of that act good be considered violent.