Violence as written for Prof. Dan O'Bryan, Sierra Nevada College

I rarely feel that violence is the answer, however, even Nelson Mandela agrees tat on occasion there is a time that peace can be achieved through civil unrest.  In the case of South Africa, for example, the oppressive rule of apartheid could only have ended through a violent revolution.  Violence must sometimes be met with violence.  Terror, however, is a totally completely different scenario.  The goal of terrorists is to strike fear in the hearts of opposing power.  Fear… fear, is NEVER the answer.  Therefore, to specifically answer your question, I cannot see a time that fear instilled in any people, for any reason, can ever be useful… well, perhaps useful for malicious selfish purposes, but, striking the fear and wrath of unimaginable punishment – particularly among innocent people never serves anyone but those wo inflict or instill it.  Fear of anything is never useful.