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The Cruel but Peaceful Injustice

Author
MakotowillOlympusMons
Published
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makotowillolympusmons/episodes/The-Cruel-but-Peaceful-Injustice-e33nd57

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Can true peace only be found by forgetting the past? Sparked by ongoing global conflicts and a striking quote from Akira Tachibana—"Cruel but peaceful injustice; to end conflicts, there is nothing but oblivion"—this discussion delves into a challenging, deeply human idea.

We explore how cycles of retaliation, rooted in past grievances and memories of "what happened before," fuel conflicts ranging from childhood arguments to international wars. The piece then grapples with the painful paradox of "oblivion": while potentially necessary for moving forward and breaking these cycles (as seen in examples like post-WWII Europe), the act of forgetting can feel impossibly cruel, especially for victims, and risks sidestepping justice for major historical wrongs.

Journey through reflections on "cruel but peaceful injustice," the complexities of personal coping mechanisms versus societal memory, and the profound notion that society itself might navigate an endless series of compromises—balancing the peace that forgetting might bring against the justice that remembering demands. This is a thought-provoking exploration of memory, justice, and our complex human quest for lasting peace.


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