Comments on: I Can’t Do Nothing Anymore: The Nonviolent Peaceforce http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/05/20/nonviolent-peaceforce/ Robert Fischer and Brian Hurt on Punditry, Programming Languages, and Other Religious Issues Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Parke Burgess http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/05/20/nonviolent-peaceforce/#comment-33267 Parke Burgess Wed, 21 May 2008 21:20:43 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/?p=643#comment-33267 Congratulations! I am a big fan of the Peaceforce concept. In fact I just vlogged about it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDuPilgEWMw. I've just finished writing a book about nonviolence. In it, I am rather more critical of the India case than you seem to be, but I am no less of a devoted proponent of nonviolence for that! Congratulations! I am a big fan of the Peaceforce concept. In fact I just vlogged about it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDuPilgEWMw. I’ve just finished writing a book about nonviolence. In it, I am rather more critical of the India case than you seem to be, but I am no less of a devoted proponent of nonviolence for that!

]]> By: Marc http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/05/20/nonviolent-peaceforce/#comment-33261 Marc Wed, 21 May 2008 15:58:32 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/?p=643#comment-33261 @Bill: That's not really any different than the US situation. They gave up because it became too costly to continue fighting. Adding to that, the French declared war on them (soon to be joined by Spain and the Dutch Republic) and they certainly didn't have to worry about the US invading them. So giving up on America was cost effective for a nation that was being bled dry financially (hessians aren't cheap). @Bill:

That’s not really any different than the US situation. They gave up because it became too costly to continue fighting. Adding to that, the French declared war on them (soon to be joined by Spain and the Dutch Republic) and they certainly didn’t have to worry about the US invading them. So giving up on America was cost effective for a nation that was being bled dry financially (hessians aren’t cheap).

]]> By: Bill http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/2008/05/20/nonviolent-peaceforce/#comment-33254 Bill Tue, 20 May 2008 22:37:47 +0000 http://enfranchisedmind.com/blog/?p=643#comment-33254 One key difference between the USA and India, was that by the time of Indian independence, the British (not the English) were bankrupt from fighting two world wars and could no longer afford to maintain an empire. They really didn't have the stomach for a fight, which is why most of their overseas territories were granted independence, reasonably peacefully, over the course of a few decades. One key difference between the USA and India, was that by the time of Indian independence, the British (not the English) were bankrupt from fighting two world wars and could no longer afford to maintain an empire. They really didn’t have the stomach for a fight, which is why most of their overseas territories were granted independence, reasonably peacefully, over the course of a few decades.

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