Our actions help create the future...Every use of the sword multiplies future uses of the sword. Those that build their lives behind a sword-based defensive wall will stimulate in their neigh-bors and enemies symmetrical responses, as they equip themselves to deal with the new levels of threat in their lives…The pacifist realizes that his or her actions create the context for other actions. The costs of every act of killing include making the next act of killing more likely. Our society is stuck in the myth of effective violence, the notion that when you really mean business you do violence. So every act of violence adds weight to the myth. Ron Mock ‘05