There could be any number of reasons why an individual might choose to avoid violence in favor of other tactics for fighting "evil".
I certainly don't yearn for the chance to use violence on anyone even if it is justified. I'd much rather see a burglar or criminal escaping down the street scared for their life rather than lying in a pool of their own blood because they weren't.
Maybe they believe their life is part of something bigger and more important and that the sacrifice of their life is not as great as something else that will be sacrificed by certain serious choices.
If someone's life is part of some big and important idea why willingly sacrifice it to another obviously opposed to that big important idea. Could you provide a real life scenario that reflects this statement? If I dive into a volcano to save the world, it is suicide, but its not pacifism. Pacifism has nothing to do with murder necessarily, but with violence of any kind, and sometimes protecting yourself, loved ones, or possessions may require violence even though you have no intention of killing the perpetrator.
What I absolutely don't get is the anger directed at pacifists for their personal choices when they're not trying to push it on anyone else and I've seen a lot of that. Why can't you make your own choice for yourself and get on with your life?
I wouldn't say anyone here is
angry at pacifists, and I certainly don't care if that is someones choice, its just makes me sad to think of the possible results of it.
There was a guy that called into the radio show one time and said that even if his wife was being rapped in front of him, he wouldn't use violence to try and save her, I believe it was russell kanning...what douche bag