BESTSELF™ ICEBREAKER | Beliefs 22

IS VIOLENCE EVER ACCEPTABLE?

I believe violence is in the nature of human beings, we are hard-wired for it. I would prefer that not to be true; but, it is undeniable. The course of human history is filled with unimaginable cruelty, malice, and violence.

As far as I can tell, all conflicts are man-made, and because of that, all conflicts can be man-unmade. Rather than defending an opposing point of view, risking young lives to fight, destroying the survivors by the violent experience, and generational trauma based on societal norms of the day, it’s all just bullshit based on what? Some religion? Some political view? Some economic view? I am pretty cynical when it comes to the motivations of those in power. They are not risking themselves or their loved ones, ever.

I do not think violence is acceptable, but there are constructive ways to fill that part of human nature. Sports and other competitions are a way to channel, to give an outlet to how we humans are hard-wired.