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Originally Posted by merrylander
Wars are mostly started by old men and fought by young men, it is the sole remaining obscenity we have.
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This is true. War is outdated; Antiquated thinking. It's a throwback to a time when the world seemed big enough to believe we could do something "over there" and not have it affect us "over here". I've got news. There is no "over there" anymore. It's
all right here.
It seems, as a species, we are literally retarded in our development when it comes to war. Truth is, it takes a lot more intellegence, courage and bravery to get along with cultures who have different world-views than it it does to kill them. To choose creative solutions over destructive ones takes a lot of work and is rarely simple, easy, or free of compromise.
But I'm not fooling myself. We're never gong to get there. At least not without a big die-off. As George Carlin said in his most-excellent "Jammin' New York" show; "Pack your shit folks, we're goin' away"
My $0.02