I can easily understand that you might not see it that way, Ron. It's very subjective. Palestinians, for example, might think of Israel as the number 1 terrorist power in the World, while the Israelis would see it entirely differently. Each one feels that they are the victim of terrorism...and they're both right quite about that. When a victim retaliates in kind, then there are two sets of victims and two sets of perpetrators.

The great strength of Gandhi was that he did not retaliate in kind, and that was because he regarded all people as one people in spirit...while fighting in any case for India's independence from colonialism. It is possible to defeat evil without imitating it...but it takes absolutely tremendous courage and unity on the part of those willing to do it at all.