His anti-war treatise is particularly relevant today: Mo Ti demands an absolute morality - just as murder of individuals must be appropriately punished, so too must genocide. Especially through acts of aggression, the aggressor ultimately suffers more loss than gain in terms of lives and resources. Often, unrest follows in the conquered territory or coalitions of neighboring states form against the growing conqueror. Mo Ti reinforces his theses with historical examples of "good" and "bad" leaders, which he contrasts. However, he does not advocate for pure pacifism: he considers the punishment of insurgents and the solidarity of smaller states resisting aggressors to be legitimate. The underlying tone of Mo Ti's argument aims at exemplary conduct, which should be used to win others over on political, economic, and interpersonal levels.