But what is the context of peace? How can peace be achieved? That is the real conflict. Should we bring peace by having a standard culture which everyone adheres to? But those who cannot fit in will not feel peace, will they? Is it possible to have peace by allowing everyone to do whatever they want? But what happens if someone wants to use their freedom to harm or even kill others? That doesn't create peace at all.
Can we create peace by making peace a prerequisite for one's own self interest? For example, to grant everyone economic well being if they promote peace? But we will always have idealists who will fight and kill for what they believe in. How can we encourage them to act for peace?
And what about people who are poor? If people do not have their basic needs met, will they ever accept peace before they have their needs met? Wouldn't they more likely fight in desperation until their needs are met? Is a prerequisite to peace creating people's well-being first? But how do we do that?
And what about the paranoid or the severely mentally ill who look to violence because they see reality differently than the rest of us? Can they ever participate in a society of peace? Can we have a society of peace that includes everyone without exception? If not, who would be excluded? And what would we do with those excluded?
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