Is war and revolution necessary

Answer 1

This asks for an opinion and as such you may have multiple opinions:

Answer 1

There is no group of people of which I am aware that believe that war and revolution should be constant or quasi-constant aspects of life. However, the debate centers on whether there are instances when the best way to improve a situation or the only way to improve a situation is through violent actions such as war or revolution. I hold that it does.

The foremost case in which war is necessary is the case of defensive war. If a belligerent force or nation attacks and you do nothing you forfeit your rights to live in peace and to be able to have a voice in your own life. There are pacifist groups which literally sat still while their lands were stolen from them and their people were enslaved. People have a right to live in peace and that right should be defended against those who would wish otherwise.

The next most common case is government intransigence. Historically, a number of governments have been unwilling to listen to the needs of their people and put them in dangerous and problematic situations. As a result, people have needed to catch the ear of government. If the government will not permit peaceful protests, sometime violent revolution is necessary to change the government.