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Peacelover Writes:

David,

This is a very disturbing ideology: " I hate the haters more than they can hate me." Just think how much in common you have with those you call your enemies. War begets war. Violence begets violence. You can't fight fire with fire, only with water. The only way to combat hate is with love, with understanding. I hope you realize that constant aggression is not going to solve any problems, only create further ones. I know there is a solution that is not hostile, but it takes patience and dedication..

-Peacelover

Dear Peacelover,

My ideology has served the Jewish people fairly well for over 3,000 years. Jews are still here despite thousands of years and millions of people determined to wipe us out. It's a shame you do not think some war is necessary as there is a time for war and a time for peace. It's suicidal to say it's a time for peace when hundreds of millions of others are declaring war against you. I do not promote constant aggression, but rather, hyper-vigilance against the true aggressors.

You don't seem to understand nor appreciate the basic moral and ethical principle and obligation of self-defense. I can only hope and pray no one comes to do you or your loved one's any harm, and I can only guess no one has---or else your perception might be different.

For example, let's say a massive violent rapist came over to your house. My guess is that you would allow that violent rapist do whatever he wanted to you, while you would try to explain to him that raping and beating you is wrong. Then he progresses to your mother and perhaps your young underage sister, while you continue to try to explain to him how wrong it is. Perhaps you would then offer him some milk and cookies in an effort to make him stop the rape and violence. Perhaps there would be a gun right there, but you would refuse to use it (lest you fuel his violence with more violence!)

G-d forbid this example should ever happen, but seriously consider it and how much "love and understanding" would help you in the case of anyone determined to cause you or your family harm and realize there are millions upon millions of people in the world wishing to do that same type of harm to the Jewish people, Israel, the USA, and the West in general.

Offering them milk and cookies will not prevent anything.

It would actually require extreme hyper-vigilance on your part in order for someone like you to overpower a violent rapist many times your size.

There are people determined to commit evil in the world. You are not going to be able to stop a violent rapist through love and understanding. The sooner more people like yourself realize this fact, the sooner we will achieve peace.

David