text: My goal would be to de-escalate the violence if at all possible.    It's an 'ideal', it's most definitely consistent with my Christian faith.
  I'm glad to act on that faith in my own life as best as I can.
  
  The world though, is full of people that know nothing of my ideals, my culture, my values and honestly don't care to find out.   Some fo these people are a very real threat to the safety of those I love.   They are dangerous individuals, communities, nations. that embrace violence to get what they feel justified in taking.     
  
  We need 'realist' in leadership that understands those threats.   We also need people with a positive vision of the future.  There is no reason that people of both traits can't cooperate/plan together.    We need each other for balance.