We are not advocating that we do nothing, simply wash our hands of the whole tragic situation. The terrible injustice meted out to the Kosovan people cannot be denied, and must be condemned. However, the present NATO bombing is also causing untold suffering to the Serb people, and is having a profound effect on innocent neighbouring countries. The choice is not between intensive bombing and doing nothing. Nonviolence seeks a creative third way .
Nonviolence avoids the use of violence.
Using more violence can only intensify the conflict and make a negotiated solution even harder to find. An intractable conflict with centuries of bitterness behind it is not going to be solved by yet more violence which can only add yet another level of hatred. Nonviolence always respects the other. Demonising the Serb people is only making the end solution even harder to find. In order to end a conflict it is essential to seek to understand the belligerents, and every misrepresentation erodes understanding.