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A 4 page paper which examines Joseph Liechty's article Mitigation in Northern Ireland: A Strategy for Living in Peace When Truth Claims Clash and then refutes its validity in some respects using Marc Gopin’s Between Eden and Armageddon and Appleby's The Ambivalence of the Sacred. No additional sources cited.
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can see how perhaps some of his arguments are valid, in relationship to the theory of peace. But, at the same time it is not a strong enough theory in
itself to create peace if implemented. He argues the case of mitigation and essentially finding some truth claim that is valid. However, this does not really address the concerns of
the people and the violence that exists from a perspective that would enable peace to exist. The following paper examines how Liechtys theories can be discounted through an examination of
Marc Gopins Between Eden and Armageddon and Applebys The Ambivalence of the Sacred. Peace and Conflicts Liechty states that, "In any
conflict, a capacity for compromise is a vital skill. The points on which groups clash can be negotiated by giving a little here, taking a little there." This is clearly
a valid argument for in all peace negotiations there is a level of compromise for neither side can get everything they desire or need. He notes that people "give up
things they desire and value as the necessary cost of peace" (Liechty). Again, from a ideal perspective, this is certainly the case, although it is not always the truth when
speaking of governments that are founded strongly on their religious beliefs such as Ireland. This is something that Liechty then indicates when
stating that, "Although many ideas can be held as nonnegotiable, religious ideas in particular have a tendency to become nonnegotiable, because people not only value them highly but also believe
that these ideas are in someway, perhaps quite directly, God-given." This may well lay at the foundation of many of the problems associated with Ireland in terms of a lack
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