<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>gary_woodfine wrote</title><author_name>gary_woodfine (npub1a3…mt32y)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1a3jz7w9laar2k77dkkh2rhxunr9zpja5emrl5yrxetamt29swqyqmmt32y</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>At the end of the day,  it does appear to be a matter of whatever perspective to justify any point of the argument.&#xA;&#xA;Was it justified that a state used violence, or in your words, killed for peace, when earlier this year the people of Iran protested against the economic failure of the state?&#xA;&#xA;The people of Iran, are calling out for change,   It’s well documented that they have been doing so for a number of years, every time this has been met with yet more violence from the state,  or rather more killing to achieve peace.  &#xA;&#xA;Do we need to accept this form totalitarian thinking as justified behaviour? Or is this just a cultural norm?</html></oembed>