Inspired by an "Anabaptist World" article ...
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 8:42 am
The article is here: https://anabaptistworld.org/inspired-by ... ard-peace/
"Anabaptist World" is quite enthused by the Ethiopean example, but is not eager to explain why it is successful. The Ethiopean's trick seems to be that he starts with peace and allows people to hope that justice will follow.
Whereas the common idea in the United States is that justice should be the premise and peace the consequence ("no justice - no peace").
It would be nice to see that the American readers of "Anabaptist World" emulate the Ethiopean model and apply it to their domestic "rebel fighters". But they would have to drop the favorite common view, so I don't expect to see anything such in my lifetime.
"Anabaptist World" is quite enthused by the Ethiopean example, but is not eager to explain why it is successful. The Ethiopean's trick seems to be that he starts with peace and allows people to hope that justice will follow.
Whereas the common idea in the United States is that justice should be the premise and peace the consequence ("no justice - no peace").
It would be nice to see that the American readers of "Anabaptist World" emulate the Ethiopean model and apply it to their domestic "rebel fighters". But they would have to drop the favorite common view, so I don't expect to see anything such in my lifetime.