My problem is the hypocrisy that surrounds war.
We don't condone the murder of civilians...... but we'll destroy factories and level the surrounding area to slow the war machine. If we need to justify something we just play little legal games and twist around what an enemy combatant is or isn't so we can sleep at night.
We don't want people to suffer and torture's bad but we kill people. Yeah, a quick death isn't as painful (as far as we know) but you're dead, does it matter if it hurts or not?
And don't get me started on politics, demonizing other cultures to gain democratic support, the military industrial complex and big business defense contracts and all that jive.
In all honesty I think if you're gonna fight a war, just fight the damn war, win, help the innocent civilians rebuild and then leave when you're no longer welcome. If you're gonna demonize an entire culture religion or nation and use people's prejudice to convince them that everyone who lives with in an imaginary line is part of some hive mind and they all want to destroy our way of life then by all means wipe out that entire country so the rest of the world sees you for the disgusting nation you are and stops you.
Yeah, let's use flame throwers so people can see how truly vial war is. It's not pretty, it's horrible, vulgar and rotten. Let the world see how horible it is. Because maybe if we saw how rotten it is we'd be less willing to wage it or we'd be more willing to get revenge and destroy ourselves. Either road leads to peace, I suppose, but I'd prefer a peace where humans are still alive.
We don't condone the murder of civilians...... but we'll destroy factories and level the surrounding area to slow the war machine. If we need to justify something we just play little legal games and twist around what an enemy combatant is or isn't so we can sleep at night.
We don't want people to suffer and torture's bad but we kill people. Yeah, a quick death isn't as painful (as far as we know) but you're dead, does it matter if it hurts or not?
And don't get me started on politics, demonizing other cultures to gain democratic support, the military industrial complex and big business defense contracts and all that jive.
In all honesty I think if you're gonna fight a war, just fight the damn war, win, help the innocent civilians rebuild and then leave when you're no longer welcome. If you're gonna demonize an entire culture religion or nation and use people's prejudice to convince them that everyone who lives with in an imaginary line is part of some hive mind and they all want to destroy our way of life then by all means wipe out that entire country so the rest of the world sees you for the disgusting nation you are and stops you.
Yeah, let's use flame throwers so people can see how truly vial war is. It's not pretty, it's horrible, vulgar and rotten. Let the world see how horible it is. Because maybe if we saw how rotten it is we'd be less willing to wage it or we'd be more willing to get revenge and destroy ourselves. Either road leads to peace, I suppose, but I'd prefer a peace where humans are still alive.