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gemfyreSorry for posting about war in my LJ again, not for offending people.
Like I'm gonna take back the statement. War is one big fucking joke, I will stand by that. I refuse to be one of these "oh sorry I offended you, I didn't mean to" blah blah blah. I write what I believe and stand by it unless someone gives me GOOD reason to do otherwise. I won't bow to the sensitivities of all these glass dolls on the MLPTP.
Anyway, where was I? Yes, war is a joke. Does this mean death is a joke? Hrmm... death is useful, it lowers the human population and there are waaaaayyyyy too many of us, and even more that are just dumb.
Do I disrespect servicemen? No, I think I pity them. I read in Snopes that some guy wrote a manifesto about he was appaled that victims of 9-11 got more compensation than vetrans.
Well, here's what I have to say about that.
Victims of 9-11
These people went to work, not expecting to be killed. They meant no-one any harm. They were just innocent victims of a dastardly plot, inspired by the behaviour of the GOVERNMENT, which did suffer a little too admittedly that day. But the key attack was the WTC, not the Pentagon. These people deserve compensation for becoming innocent victims of quarrels between politicians.
Sevicemen
For some reason these people decide they would like to learn how to slaughter people and sometimes are sent out to do it. They know very well that they may be killed. They CHOSE to be doing this. If no-one in the world chose to do be a lackey for the Government then how could these great wars exist? Maybe finally those with the argument would be the ones fighting. They write that these people are just following the orders they are given. WHY?? You don't HAVE TO, you are a mind on your own. For some reason however you chose to be in the military.
In short, I believe the civillians that were victims of the 9-11 attacks deserve more compensation, they did not go to work to die, those in the military do.
I know people in the reserves. They are decent people. I don't understand why they want to be the army but I don't hold it against them as a person. If everyone refused to fight then there would be no wars. Simple as that. And I mean EVERYONE. Not just the U.S. Alot of the focus seems to be on the fact that the U.S. also have "weapons of mass destruction" (whatever that means, the phrase is so overused it's become meaningless to me). Sure two wrongs don't make a right and the U.S. SHOULD disarm. But so should everywhere else. I know the U.S. will win this war, that's a given. It's just the amount of destruction required before that happens. If Iraq decides to use something big the U.S. will just go "smite" and release something like an atom bomb again, and that would be a very, very sad day for all of humanity and what we've strived for. And I hate to think of the sheer environmental damage our petty squabbles cause.
I am a pacifist (generally) and an anarchist. I don't like war. I believe quarrels should be solved between the two with the argument, not by slaves to them. If someone threatens me or my friends I'll fight tooth and nail for them. But I won't fight for some bastard who sits in a room and decides "yeah I wanna kill everything here today".
Okay, well, I think I've had my word now. Hopefully this is the last I say on the topic of this stupid JOKE we call the war.
Like I'm gonna take back the statement. War is one big fucking joke, I will stand by that. I refuse to be one of these "oh sorry I offended you, I didn't mean to" blah blah blah. I write what I believe and stand by it unless someone gives me GOOD reason to do otherwise. I won't bow to the sensitivities of all these glass dolls on the MLPTP.
Anyway, where was I? Yes, war is a joke. Does this mean death is a joke? Hrmm... death is useful, it lowers the human population and there are waaaaayyyyy too many of us, and even more that are just dumb.
Do I disrespect servicemen? No, I think I pity them. I read in Snopes that some guy wrote a manifesto about he was appaled that victims of 9-11 got more compensation than vetrans.
Well, here's what I have to say about that.
Victims of 9-11
These people went to work, not expecting to be killed. They meant no-one any harm. They were just innocent victims of a dastardly plot, inspired by the behaviour of the GOVERNMENT, which did suffer a little too admittedly that day. But the key attack was the WTC, not the Pentagon. These people deserve compensation for becoming innocent victims of quarrels between politicians.
Sevicemen
For some reason these people decide they would like to learn how to slaughter people and sometimes are sent out to do it. They know very well that they may be killed. They CHOSE to be doing this. If no-one in the world chose to do be a lackey for the Government then how could these great wars exist? Maybe finally those with the argument would be the ones fighting. They write that these people are just following the orders they are given. WHY?? You don't HAVE TO, you are a mind on your own. For some reason however you chose to be in the military.
In short, I believe the civillians that were victims of the 9-11 attacks deserve more compensation, they did not go to work to die, those in the military do.
I know people in the reserves. They are decent people. I don't understand why they want to be the army but I don't hold it against them as a person. If everyone refused to fight then there would be no wars. Simple as that. And I mean EVERYONE. Not just the U.S. Alot of the focus seems to be on the fact that the U.S. also have "weapons of mass destruction" (whatever that means, the phrase is so overused it's become meaningless to me). Sure two wrongs don't make a right and the U.S. SHOULD disarm. But so should everywhere else. I know the U.S. will win this war, that's a given. It's just the amount of destruction required before that happens. If Iraq decides to use something big the U.S. will just go "smite" and release something like an atom bomb again, and that would be a very, very sad day for all of humanity and what we've strived for. And I hate to think of the sheer environmental damage our petty squabbles cause.
I am a pacifist (generally) and an anarchist. I don't like war. I believe quarrels should be solved between the two with the argument, not by slaves to them. If someone threatens me or my friends I'll fight tooth and nail for them. But I won't fight for some bastard who sits in a room and decides "yeah I wanna kill everything here today".
Okay, well, I think I've had my word now. Hopefully this is the last I say on the topic of this stupid JOKE we call the war.
