also a disservice to those whose lives were stolen unjustly in the name of
Yahweh.
A Final Thought
I cannot stress enough that this is not a call for violence. This is merely a
wakeup call to those who have embraced total pacifism and the apathy it
breeds. We must speak now, while rational discourse is still an option and a
peaceful resolution may be reached. And we must recognize that some men
cannot be reached through peaceful means and can only be overwhelmed by
letting them know that we will not sit idly by and watch them set the whole
world ablaze.
So I'll leave you with a simple but strong statement in the form of a
conversation between two fictional characters that carries a very deep
message.
"Alfred Pennyworth: With respect Master Wayne, perhaps this is a man that
you don't fully understand, either. A long time ago, I was in Burma. My
friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to
buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But
their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit.
So, we went looking for the stones. But in six months, we never met
anybody who traded with him. One day, I saw a child playing with a ruby the
size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.
Bruce Wayne: So why steal them?
Alfred Pennyworth: Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because
some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be
bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch
the world burn." [3]
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