LogFAQs > #971202018

The permanence and shocking nature of that decision is the point. Its about how we hurt ourselves when we create unnecessary conflict and push others away. It also ties into the analogy of the Irish Civil War, where you had people who had just until months ago been on the same side suddenly killing each other for no real gain or even much point to the conflict. That was a permanent harm that created a societal and political split that still exists in Ireland to this day.