RE: Honor the Troops? Maybe We Should Hold Them Accountable Instead.
War is a mental disorder of the collective human consciousness. As individuals, most recognize the simple evil of the phenomenon, but the thought processes of the human race as a whole interfere with and deactivate a rational treatment of warfare. There are a few among us who see through the popular psychosis, comprehend the evil and deny war; Quakers, pacifists etc. Nonetheless, the vast majority blindly accept and support warfare as a fact of life.
I will lose many people to the following logic, but it is true nevertheless. War is like religion. They are both deep seated human delusions. They both inspire humans to commit untold 100s of millions of horrific acts against other humans. In religion it is done in the name of God, in warfare it is done in the name of being on the right side.
Warfare and religion, unfortunately, are such deep-seated elements of what makes a human that nothing short of complete genetic reconstitution of Homo sapiens will solve these gross iniquities.
So brave and thought provoking. This is a topic I often debate. Although I have compassion for decisions that are made for a variety of reasons ( joining the armed forces ), decisions have consequences and therefore accountability. Thanks so much for this post
Not sure if you're replying to me or the comment above. Either way, thanks for sharing your views!
hahah I actually meant to respond to the post in general, but all in all it is an interesting thread.
Very well said. You might enjoy the Futurism link I had in my original post under the "we're evolving" text. The future version of homo sapiens may look much different.