Talk:Commission of Counter Ghoul/@comment-5839827-20150714205555/@comment-10733658-20150808152619

Honestly, I feel that many of the arguments are over-simplified.

Ghouls are not equal to polar bears or other animals, since cognitively they seem to be identical to humans. Ghouls and Humans are perfectly capable of coming to understandings with each other, as we have seen numerous times throughout the series and the side materials.

The conflict continues solely because of an unwillingness to try to understand each other.

Ikuma's mother raised him on medical scraps.

Arata kept his family fed on scavenged flesh.

Anteiku fed themselves and their customers on scavenged flesh.

The prisoners and Sasaki remain fed without having to hurt a single person.

Modern medical science in the real world can grow and synthesize human tissue in a lab.

The novels are filled with examples of humans and Ghouls reaching understanding, having compassion for each other, and respecting each others lives.

That the conflict continues to exist is a result of the powers that be (CCG, V, Aogiri, the Restaurant/Madams, ect) all maintaining it. It is a constant cycle of loss, tragedy, and revenge. Ghouls learn early on that humans cannot be trusted, and adopt attitudes that help them justify killing rather than scavenging. Humans are taught next to nothing about Ghouls, and even in the CCG they remain ignorant to the fact Ghouls are really no different from humans.

It is a cycle maintained by ignorance, by Othering the opposite side, and crushing any examples of coexistence.

The simple fact is that it is possible, but would require people to change. It would require them to have compassion and understanding for someone different. And it would mean instead of focusing on new ways to kill Ghouls, answering the key issue through developing a steady food supply for them. The vast majority of Ghouls, we've seen, would happily live peaceful lives and not kill, if such a thing were an option.