I buy it because I choose to remember the legacy of war by taking an active step to prevent future wars. No criticisms of other people's methods of remembrance implied or explicit.
Pragmatism and pacifism are not comfortable bedfellows. But not being able to stop war is not mutually incompatible with believing that when wars happen, everyone loses.
There are lots of aspects of human nature which, while impossible to stamp out, we've managed by social consensus to place under some degree of restraint.
Mmm. Interesting that we haven't managed the same with war in all the years of our evolution, isn't it? Ditto bigotry, religious zeal and similar social dividers. Says a lot about the monkey mind if you ask me. Do you really believe we have evolved as creatures to the point where we *can* behave differently? Or are we just swimming in a very different pond?
Don't get me wrong, I think Blair should be shot for getting Britain into someone else's war, but I disagree with the principle that war *can* be avoided entirely, or even restrained in all circumstances. Neville Chamberlain tried that before WWII and nearly got us into a right mess.
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Date: 2006-11-11 10:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-12 01:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-12 01:03 am (UTC)I buy it because I choose to remember the legacy of war by taking an active step to prevent future wars. No criticisms of other people's methods of remembrance implied or explicit.
I'm also a Peace Pledge Union member.
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Date: 2006-11-13 11:20 am (UTC)I do unfortunately believe that war is the most unpleasant necessity of human life.
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Date: 2006-11-13 09:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-13 11:26 am (UTC)Don't get me wrong, I think Blair should be shot for getting Britain into someone else's war, but I disagree with the principle that war *can* be avoided entirely, or even restrained in all circumstances. Neville Chamberlain tried that before WWII and nearly got us into a right mess.