Wars give a nation meaning- there was a book with that similar thought. Love also has rules. How does that work any better? Why do old men and women send their sons and daughters off to war and love- is it revenge?
On Jun 14, 12:08�am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > Then why war in the first place? �At some point every war that has > ever been waged could have been avoided. �To wish to battle each other > with the sum result being death and destruction precludes any > humanitarian or just cause. �Having rules for it is antithetical to > the point of absurdity. �But we maintain the necessary state of mind > to conduct mayhem with honor by romanticizing it. �It produces a > mindset whereby a uniform, a few medals, a weapon and a patriotic > cause is sufficient to entice any fool to brutalize others and give up > his or her own life for the honor of it. �Old men sitting around the > VFW and American Legion reliving their battles as the highlight of > their lives sends a chill up my spine. > > On Jun 13, 6:56 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That's easy SD. �We want them to treat our soldiers like we treat > > theirs. �That's a silly idea when fighting Jihadists however. > > > dj- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
