Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00482)

W. Dallas TenBroeck wrote:
> At least they did not use land mines which are cowardly weapons designed (as
> is "saturation bombing" or "nuclear bombing" and other acts of terrorism,
> for instance) to subdue the armed might of a country by spreading terror and
> horror among its people.  Such acts are indefensible, and any country (and
> its citizens) who support and permit this are inviting the attention of the
> karma of unbrotherliness and insensitive negligence
> upon themselves.  [ That is my opinion.]

	In bombing, you are killing people who may or may not be involved in
invading your land. With land mines, you are killing primarily those who
are physically invading your country; all they need to do to stay alive
is to leave you alone. The problem is those who innocently walk on to
land mines, not knowing they are there. But those innocents and far more
would be endangered by an invasion in any case. Once again, we are
looking at a situation where ALL solutions involve evil, and do not
forget that the action of doing nothing is still an action.

	It is very easy to pass moral judgment when you're not the one facing
the wrong side of a gun.

	Bart Lidofsky