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mordaunt · 2d
The Menonites, for example, have fled war zones and refused to fight or be conscripted. They had no protection. They migrated to Ukraine, and then migrated to Paraguay - which was "nowhere" at the t...
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I suppose there is some virtue in running but it seems like a fairly flimsy proposition too assume that there will always be somewhere to run to. If you believe in Divine Providence, and you say that dying in this world is acceptable, I suppose this could be a strategy, but otherwise I'm not sure how you could justify it.
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mordaunt · 2d
To be clear, I'm not saying that it would be wrong for them to have fought. Self defense is legitimate, after all. I'm only using them as an example that even a totally Pacifist group (as in, wont even defend themselves with aggression), can produce a coherent and functional social group that self...