sangfroid

Isn’t this exciting? Now my little slice of the internet has it’s own blog. It also has some real information on it, as of today. That’s right: with the addition of the page on Einstein (pacifismonline.com/einstein.html), my website went from being empty words and a bit of wasted space to something with substance on it.  It also got a whole new dimension on it: the blog.

I suppose I shall introduce myself. I am Robin. I am a university student, situated in the South. I am majoring in philosophy, and probably spend too much of my time online, when I should be studying.  Ah, well. Anyway. I do consider myself a pacifist. It is something I am incredibly passionate about. Why am I so passionate about world peace? That’s a good question. Even I don’t now the answer.

I suppose it is just ingrained into my character. It is not as though I am part of a family which is against violence, nor do I live in a town which is. Rather, I live in a military town which practically worships the base that’s here. I see “Support Our Troops” stickers and people who will support war no matter what everywhere. It is the American Sparta. Indeed, for a long time, even I was supportive of the military and thought war was needed. I was even in JROTC for some time; I didn’t think I wanted to join the military, but I would if I had to.

I’m not sure what made me a pacifist. I cannot recall a single moment of epiphany. I think it was that I had happened to read about pacifism one day, and I thought it about. I wondered what human rights meant and the message that war was sending out. I also read about how was is not necessary. It is used, but it’s not always what has to be used. In fact, in the opinions and history of many places, it doesn’t have to be used at all.
I believe this is why I created this website. I want to give others who are already pacifists something to smile at, but those who are not to have something to think about. I don’t want to “convert” anyone, but if I change some minds for the better along the way, then I will be happy.

I do hope that I can have a strong userbase on here. Even if it just a handful of people, it would be nice to have some like-minded friends to speak with.

Also: I imagine many people who stumble upon my little website will wonder why in the world I named it “sangfroid”. It means composure and peace of mind. I thought it was appropriate for a blog about peace.

-Robin