From: abahn@comcast.net
Date: Mon Sep 22 2003 - 06:05:11 BST
Hi Matt,
Matt:
"The fact that I agree with you on everything here, particulary "War is always
hell", makes me think we are on the same page. I think there is a sense that
war is never justified. But I think there is a sense in which it is. And as I
said, "Sometimes, on rarer and rarer occasions, military action is justified."
The hope of democracy is that those rarer and rarer occasions will reach a
vanishing point."
Andy: Yes, we are on the same page. My beef is not that war has never been
justified. I think on rare occassions military action is justified. However,
my pacifist views speak to the glorification of these instances and others. War
is killing. It is always shameful. I too share a hope that these occasions of
military action will reach a vanishing point. This can only happen once we all
recognize the follies of war. Only when we cease to glorify it. But, we are
saying the same thing. I only jumped in because I didn't want any war to be
glorified. We (the allies) have little to be proud about WWII. It happened.
Maybe justifiably so. But, it was a trajedy, just like all wars. A tragedy for
all sides. This is always the case for war. Once we ALL realize this, there
will be fewer and fewer occasions for justifying it.
Andy
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