[Lonesome in Massachussets]

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. - Mahatma Ghandi

[June2]

Just saw the part of Seven Psychopaths where this was “disproven”.

Hans:
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

Billy:
No, it doesn’t. There’ll be one guy left with one eye. How’s the last blind guy gonna take out the eye of the last guy left?

[frank ballenger]

eye for an eye and Ghandi

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Always hated him , nonviolence and that quote especially.

The Bible line was part of a movement to end long time tribal warfare, family rivalry killings and revenge honor killings including blood vendettas. Muslims in the Middle East still carry them out despite the limits placed on Christians and Jews by that Bible line.

The Bible meant this to limit the violence to one incident based on one decision of their system of justice. To end ongoing decades of fighting after the one injustice.

I disagree with that premise.

Funny line from the TV show Barney Miller.
The officer (name??): One time Ghandi with no weapon, confronted a wall of soldiers to face them down.
Miller: Did he succeed in his objective that day?
Officer: He succeeded in getting the Hell kicked out him, that I know.