violence does not solve problems but instead causes more problems

violence does not solve problems but instead causes more problems

Introduction

Violence is an aspect that causes distress in every part of civil society. Some people use it to solve the conflicts that occur in society. However, it has never resulted to a solution but instead; it brings in more problems and losses to the people affected. The following content proves that violence does not solve problems but instead causes more problems.

Main body

Conflicts are part of our everyday life, and people have different ways of resolving the latter. Some people use violence to solve them but instead, make the issues worse than they were. Abuse has been identified to bring down different aspects of human relations as people end up being hurt and bitter against one another. More pain is impacted by the people that involve in the violence. They get to an extent to go to a hospital and hurt physically (Wallensteen, 2018).

There are also forms of violence that are verbal, which lead to poor psychological health. For instance, when couples end up in verbal abuse, they hurt each other emotionally. Some of the things that come along with violence are such as stress disorders, suicide, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Hence there is there are more problems that result from the violence used to solve a conflict. Married couples are some of the people that are profoundly affected by the use of violence (Ahmadabadi, et al. 2017).

Violence hardly results in any solution as it compels the individual to act others when bringing in useful opinions. Besides, violence does not get rid of the issues, but instead, it is covered for a while, and it is likely to come up in the future. For instance, during the colonial period, African countries were made to submit to western countries through violence. Instead of being entirely submissive, they retaliated; there was an outbreak of the war in the world. The African people submitted for a short period and later learned that the whites could also die, and they fought back to attain their freedom. Consequently, various issues occurred, such as loss of lives and property. Moreover, there was enmity that was created between the people at war; for instance, this violence was one of the causes of the significant racists’ ideas around the world. The black community hated the whites while the whites hated the black community (Michalopoulos, & Papaioannou, 2016).

Violence was also identified to cause long-lasting damage during the release of the nuclear bombs in Japan, which lead to the deaths of several people. The effects of the latter have also been felt to date as unborn children were also affected. Hence, the Hiroshima bomb created worse issues that were beyond human thoughts. Moreover, there was a change in the genetics of the people affected by the bomb. The survivors also reported significant problems related to cancer. Besides, the victim country and the perpetrators developed itches as the victims felt threatened. On the other hand, the perpetrator feared the consequences. The bomb marked the end of the world war and ensured that all people would not repeat the latter. However, this is something that should have been done before the violence struck. More lives would have been saved; thus, despite putting an end to the war, it stirred up more trouble among the people affected (Ozasa et al. 2015).

Once violence has caused destruction, it is difficult to rebuild the affected relationships, property, and lives. For instance, in marriage, verbal abuse brings in pain, and it becomes hard to undo what has been done. In addition, if one dies or loses a body part because of violence, it cannot be redone. Therefore, instead of the use of violence, resolving conflicts should be done through more peaceful ways as there is also strengthening of relationships. Violence brings out the weakness of an individual, as they cannot hold a conversation that results in a solution, but instead, they prefer hurting the other person. Once violence is used, fear is instilled instead of confidence that makes people work through an appropriate solution (Suitor, et al. 2017).

After the second world war, a lot of property was lost. Economies were also affected by the latter. For instance, the American economy was hurt and it was difficult getting to its feet. A lot of money, resources, and time were devoted to fighting and making weapons other than building the states. Consequently, more time and commitment was required to rebuild and get back what was lost. Moreover, despite the war, the countries had to stop and work out a solution together while hearing out each other’s thoughts and opinions. Hence despite the violence, the only way the solution was achieved was through peaceful negotiations and conversations (Diefendorf, 2015).

Conclusion.

To wrap up, violence has never been a solution to any problem; instead, it intensifies the issues and creates more trouble. This is seen through the examples stated in the content as the married couple’s fight; any form of violence creates unsettled grounds between the two. Moreover, violence was one of the causes of the rise of racism experienced around the world. Through the Hiroshima bomb, it is clear that violence only intensifies issues as innocent members of the public were affected. Correcting the problems caused by violence is expensive; hence, instead, use peaceful means to come to a solution.

References

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Diefendorf, J. M. (Ed.). (2015). Rebuilding Europe’s bombed cities. Springer.

Ahmadabadi, Z., Najman, J. M., Williams, G. M., & Clavarino, A. M. (2017). Income, gender, and forms of intimate partner violence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 0886260517719541.

Ozasa, K., Shimizu, Y., Pham, T. M., Grant, E. J., Sakata, R., Sugiyama, H., … & Kodama, K. (2015). Radiation Risk of Mortality of Cancer and Noncancer Diseases in the Atomic-bomb Survivors. International Journal of Epidemiology, 44(suppl_1), i169-i170.

Michalopoulos, S., & Papaioannou, E. (2016). The long-run effects of the scramble for Africa. American Economic Review, 106(7), 1802-48.