That "goody ass pacifist" comment is interesting in the context of an IndyMedia forum. However, it is a rare pacifist who condemns one's right to self defense. A nonviolent activist will suspend her or his right to self-defense in the context of a public action intended to draw out the violence of the system. A pacifist attacked in a dark alley, however, holds it as a matter of conscience whether to defend or not to defend. In either case, the pacifist does not go beyond self-defense.

The teacher and the traveler to Japan both help to develop complexities that need to be preserved. Even in the face of these complexities (which I will try to address in future articles), I think the Christian Peacemaker position can be upheld. All they are saying is keep the M-Rated games off the toy store shelves (or at least place them in a clearly designated M-Rated section), because even if they don't single-handedly cause war, they do feed into an obese culture of violence.