Pax Christi pulls me one way--nonviolence. But, damn it! It's just not reality. Read Genesis.
Evil exists and you can't avoid it, sometimes, unless you violently smack it down. Think Hitler, et el.
When Donald Trump was shot, it brought to mind other assassinations. They are not just political, think of President Reagan's attempted assassination. John Hinckley shot at the president to impress an actress. Lincoln's, was political and stupid. The president who held the country together was shot for doing just that.
IOW, there's no accounting for evil. Because evil is irrational, humans have to be prepared for the worst, hope for the best, but not be naive about it. Even Eden had evil in it.
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