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Reboot · 46-50, M
Yyyeeeeaaaaa.... I can agree with that but people need to know that there's a difference between "preparing for war" and "looking for a fight."
I've had some of the most amazing philosophical debates on the whole "Golden Rule" thing and I always push back saying, "Treat others as they treat you" specifically so you have the right to defend yourself (as you should!).
It all just depends on why someone is preparing for war and what they want to get out of it in the end.
I've had some of the most amazing philosophical debates on the whole "Golden Rule" thing and I always push back saying, "Treat others as they treat you" specifically so you have the right to defend yourself (as you should!).
It all just depends on why someone is preparing for war and what they want to get out of it in the end.
harley06105 · 51-55, M
Xuan12 · 31-35, M
I do agree that diplomacy is much better. But there have always been those who would take by force if they believed they could. History is rife with them.
USMCGUY · 46-50, M
There is a reason why since the Revolutionary war in the founding of our great nation there has not been an attack on our country from the conventional military force .
Xuan12 · 31-35, M
@USMCGUY: Other than the War of 1812 and WW2.
harley06105 · 51-55, M
Yes. I am a firm believer in "Peace through superior fire power." We, as I'm sure you know, do not live in a perfect world, and the smart money goes to defense as much as anything else.
USMCGUY · 46-50, M
I think the only worry I have about this is what Gen Washington and Gen Eisenhower (both military men and both were presidents) warned about the military industrial complex.
When you have a standing army and an entire industry built to support the military, there is a tendency to find justification to continually up date and modernize. That justification usually ends up in costing lives.
When you have a standing army and an entire industry built to support the military, there is a tendency to find justification to continually up date and modernize. That justification usually ends up in costing lives.
bijouxbroussard · F
It depends. During the Civil Rights movement, that motto would've applied much more to Malcolm X's methods than to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's, and yet the latter is more widely admired. Of course the ultimate irony is that in the end, both died violently.
USMCGUY · 46-50, M
Very interesting look at the use in a civil rights context. Good points!