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fandomhigh2022-12-01 06:37 am
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The Art of Peace; Thursday, Third Period [12/01].
"Good morning, good morning, my little peaceful ducklings ♥!" Shunsui smiled from the discussion circle with his hot cocoa contentedly, lifting up his own little mug and having a sip. Sure, he would have preferred to have had the eggnog for himself, but this was class, and there was no reason he couldn't enjoy a bit of that later. "This week, we are going to have a look at the particular brand of pascifism known as being a conscientious objector. In brief, this is technically an individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion, though it certain bears some principles that can be carried over into every day life ♥. Some countries will allow a conscientious objector serve through civilian services; some countries will allow them to serve not at all...As far as this world goes, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights have roundly agreed that an individual has the right to be a conscientious objector to military service if it goes against their beliefs ♥.
"I, myself, it should be noted, am very often a conscientious objector, despite my current military status as a Captain of the Gotei 13 ♥. Very often, I do not agree with and do not care to participate in the various squabbles my world tends to get into; that is what brought me here, actually, my own sort of...civilian service ♥. Many say that, especially because of my title and I am a leader of a division of that is focused on supplying supplimental troops when needed, I am neglecting my duties by conscientiously objecting...I, naturally, say that if I do not believe in the fight, that I should not have to fight, and that a person who does not believe in the cause has no business fighting for it anyway...There are many perspectives, all of them valid, all of them opinions ♥.
"I am considered lucky, that I should be able to find a nice little school to teach in while the strongest brunt of my conscientious objection comes from the glares of my beautiful Lieutenant ♥. Historically, others have not been so lucky: imprisonment, legal penalization, execution. If you are not with us, you are against us, they'll say. Other who profess the inability to serve on the battlefield can find themselves incredibly helpful in other arenas: the medical fields or in the realm of strategy and technology, helping with supplies and services for victims and general grunt work. So though one does not wish to fight, there are still many ways in which a conscientious objector can support a cause.
"But is that good enough? And what if one does not wish to support the cause at all? Should they still be expected to provide substantial services that help it along, or should they be allowed to conscientiously object to all aspects of the situation? Is punishment for complete objectors in fair order? Does this make them cowardly, unpatriotic, or troublesome? Naturally, as I mentioned, I have a bias in this, which is why your opinions on the matter are especially important ♥.
"I shall finish out my introduction with a poem from Edna St. Vincent Millay, with the same title as our topic, Conscientious Objector ♥:
"I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death.
I hear him leading his horse out of the stall; I hear the clatter on the barn-floor.
He is in haste; he has business in Cuba, business in the Balkans, many calls to make this morning.
But I will not hold the bridle while he clinches the girth.
And he may mount by himself: I will not give him a leg up.
Though he flick my shoulders with his whip, I will not tell him which way the fox ran.
With his hoof on my breast, I will not tell him where the black boy hides in the swamp.
I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death; I am not on his pay-roll.
I will not tell him the whereabout of my friends nor of my enemies either.
Though he promise me much, I will not map him the route to any man's door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living, that I should deliver men to Death?
Brother, the password and the plans of our city are safe with me; never through me
Shall you be overcome."
"And so ♥," said Shunsui, finishing with a smile, "let's hear your own thoughts on the matter ♥. Or, of course, you can always conscientiously object and keep your thoughts to yourself ♥."
"I, myself, it should be noted, am very often a conscientious objector, despite my current military status as a Captain of the Gotei 13 ♥. Very often, I do not agree with and do not care to participate in the various squabbles my world tends to get into; that is what brought me here, actually, my own sort of...civilian service ♥. Many say that, especially because of my title and I am a leader of a division of that is focused on supplying supplimental troops when needed, I am neglecting my duties by conscientiously objecting...I, naturally, say that if I do not believe in the fight, that I should not have to fight, and that a person who does not believe in the cause has no business fighting for it anyway...There are many perspectives, all of them valid, all of them opinions ♥.
"I am considered lucky, that I should be able to find a nice little school to teach in while the strongest brunt of my conscientious objection comes from the glares of my beautiful Lieutenant ♥. Historically, others have not been so lucky: imprisonment, legal penalization, execution. If you are not with us, you are against us, they'll say. Other who profess the inability to serve on the battlefield can find themselves incredibly helpful in other arenas: the medical fields or in the realm of strategy and technology, helping with supplies and services for victims and general grunt work. So though one does not wish to fight, there are still many ways in which a conscientious objector can support a cause.
"But is that good enough? And what if one does not wish to support the cause at all? Should they still be expected to provide substantial services that help it along, or should they be allowed to conscientiously object to all aspects of the situation? Is punishment for complete objectors in fair order? Does this make them cowardly, unpatriotic, or troublesome? Naturally, as I mentioned, I have a bias in this, which is why your opinions on the matter are especially important ♥.
"I shall finish out my introduction with a poem from Edna St. Vincent Millay, with the same title as our topic, Conscientious Objector ♥:
"I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death.
I hear him leading his horse out of the stall; I hear the clatter on the barn-floor.
He is in haste; he has business in Cuba, business in the Balkans, many calls to make this morning.
But I will not hold the bridle while he clinches the girth.
And he may mount by himself: I will not give him a leg up.
Though he flick my shoulders with his whip, I will not tell him which way the fox ran.
With his hoof on my breast, I will not tell him where the black boy hides in the swamp.
I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death; I am not on his pay-roll.
I will not tell him the whereabout of my friends nor of my enemies either.
Though he promise me much, I will not map him the route to any man's door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living, that I should deliver men to Death?
Brother, the password and the plans of our city are safe with me; never through me
Shall you be overcome."
"And so ♥," said Shunsui, finishing with a smile, "let's hear your own thoughts on the matter ♥. Or, of course, you can always conscientiously object and keep your thoughts to yourself ♥."