I was shocked (briefly) and then reminded of the absurdity of so many personal philosophies: Peace prize winner ‘could kill’ Bush by Annabelle McDonald.
Here is the first part of the article:
NOBEL peace laureate Betty Williams displayed a flash of her feisty Irish spirit yesterday, lashing out at US President George W.Bush during a speech to hundreds of schoolchildren.
Campaigning on the rights of young people at the Earth Dialogues forum, being held in Brisbane, Ms Williams spoke passionately about the deaths of innocent children during wartime, particularly in the Middle East, and lambasted Mr Bush.
“I have a very hard time with this word ‘non-violence’, because I don’t believe that I am non-violent,” said Ms Williams, 64.
“Right now, I would love to kill George Bush.” Her young audience at the Brisbane City Hall clapped and cheered.
“I don’t know how I ever got a Nobel Peace Prize, because when I see children die the anger in me is just beyond belief. It’s our duty as human beings, whatever age we are, to become the protectors of human life.”
Ms Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 30 years ago, when she circulated a petition to end violence in Northern Ireland after witnessing British soldiers shoot dead an IRA member who was driving a car. He veered on to the footpath, killing two children from one family instantly and fatally injuring a third.
Now this is easily one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever read. Ms. Williams basically said:
1) I’m violent (not non-violent)
2) I want to kill George Bush.
3) Protecting human life is the purpose of all humanity.
This would lead me to conclude that either Ms. Williams is crazy or that she has no idea what she is saying. No sane person with a reasonable philosophy could say they want to kill someone but protect human life. And sadly, the crowd erupted at this meaningless diatribe.