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[–]EndlessSunflowers[S] 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Damn.

This is one hell of an essay. and intro:

"As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.
They do not feel any enmity against me as an individual, nor I against them. They are ‘only doing their duty’, as the saying goes. Most of them, I have no doubt, are kind-hearted law-abiding men who would never dream of committing murder in private life. On the other hand, if one of them succeeds in blowing me to pieces with a well-placed bomb, he will never sleep any the worse for it. He is serving his country, which has the power to absolve him from evil."

[–]RightNowPlease 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The drums of war are steadily getting louder. They're drowning out all the rational thoughts of seeing people as possible friends. You're shouted down if you talk of empathy or cooperation.