I invite all of us to become more compassionate toward one another. Even trying to expression compassion to those posing actions that go in total opposition to our well-being.
I think the best way to change thing is not by trying to destroy what we disagree with but just like in Judo, using the energies of the open against them, again not to destroy them but to turn them over to our way of seeing things.
If they are acting in contradiction with the laws of the universe they will end up in dead-ends, disempowered. Disempowered people aren't a direct threat to anyone but themselves. It's truth and compassion that empower. Truth can only come from each individual.
"People don’t choose violence because they want the violent solution, the choose it because they don’t see any other way." [1] - @dantheman
The same thing that Dan has said about violence can be said about irrationality. People don't rationally chose to be irrational, they might chose it because of weakness of character or other "reasons". Truth or rationality is dependent on the individual. We can only say what is rational from our perspective.
Just like predators need to kill to survive and pray want to escape to survive both are living their truth. The pray might consider the predator to be selfish to want to eat them and the predator might consider the pray to be selfish for wanting to escape. Both old the same truth of wanting to live. Only the perspective is different. It's the exact same situation. Both truth are truth even if they contradict one another.
We all need compassion. Pray and predators alike. We are all acting in fear and love of life. Life is a paradox.
https://bytemaster.github.io/update/2015/12/29/Why-Vision-Matters/
Deep!
Still, I am not a cow. When the wolves come for me, they'd better watch out. I mean this strictly in regards to the meat universe, although, far more defenseless here, I am no less intransigent, obstreperous, and curmudgeonly.
I will make a difficult meal, and digest poorly =p
Haha!
Oh I sure invite everyone to defend themselves with all their might when there's no other possible option. I think avoiding the use of force whenever possible is the logical thing to do.