As is typical with stupid people, as well as smart and manipulative people, the supposed “merits” of war, and the human experience within it, are often conflated, mixed up with each other.
While it is true that the human experience in war can sometimes be profound and extraordinary, war itself is inane, horribly childish, brutish, and cowardly of those who instigate it and hope to gain from it.
While people may act nobly in war, war it not noble, not at all. War deserves no respect, no veneration, and neither do those who believe in it as a way of solving anything or building anything, whether it be nations or characters.
The ultimate truth is this: All war is antithetical to real human progress and growth.
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From my personal notes, 7/13/00
