Crucial is to juggle several principles at the same time

A rational pacifist is not someone who says to a mass murderer, ‘Do whatever you want; I’m a pacifist.’

A rational pacifist can neither be someone who says, ‘Ideally, I may be a pacifist, but I’m not crazy, so I’ll hit any potential enemy without mercy.’ ‘All is fair in love and war’ is certainly untrue, both legally and morally.

A rational pacifist will watch out not to be too good to the bad because that will always mean or end up in being too bad to the good.

First thing that helps staying rational is curtailing anger and hatred.........

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