Envisioning A World Of Pacifism

I think one of the most important things to be aware of in today’s world is how globalized it is. However, with this globalization, the differences between cultures become more and more apparent, but these differences tend to mix and “corrupt” each other. By corrupt, I mean that they lose their defining characteristics with the integration of an outside influence. I’m not saying that all of this integration is bad. If anything, this could lead to a more tolerant and peaceful world, but generally, change is one of the hardest things for people to accept. I’m not just talking about those silly rounded metal objects in your pocket. I’m talking about recognition that the annoying person next to you might have went through a troubling and completely different past compared to yours or a society accepting gay marriage might not be such a bad thing. And this is where I believe pacifism comes in handy.

For those of you who don’t know, pacifism is the belief that any kind of dispute can be solved with peaceable terms and that any type of violence is unnecessary and intolerable. Basically, be nice to each other (Post idea: What I Learned From The Bible). Now, this goes into a completely separate discussion about terrorism (On Terrorism), but we’ll focus on pacifism right now. In one way, achieving a pacifist society requires everyone having the same train of thought, but that is definitely not the case at all. Because of globalization, so many different ideologies are becoming more and more recognized, which makes people with differing ideas fight for most of the time the same end goal: a safer and peaceful world. Why can’t people just stop arguing and look at the common ground? Why can’t we have a society that’s free from violence and hatred? Is that too much to ask for? I may be speaking of wishful thinking, but every idea pushed to its limits will either fail miserably or succeed greatly. I know this is a little vague and open ended right now, but exploring this topic has so much potential for other great and intriguing discussions.