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[ex_lotusmant250]

CULTURE OF WAR
+we live in a culture of war, thus war is acceptable- yes, or no?
+why is this the case, or not?
+how did this happen?
+are we so immersed in this culture of war that we are stuck- why or why not?
+can you change this?
+do you want to change this?

things to ponder...
SPEAK OUT.

Comments

[ex_lotusmant250]

thank you so much for your insight.
it is appreciated.
:)

PS:

[ex_lotusmant250]

these are wonderfully perfect opinions, by the way,,
and quite congruent with how my mind has been threading on this topic/issue/concept.

[virtual_anima]

+Wars suck. Nations should only fight wars if they find themselves in wars, not if they start them. During WWII, the US found itself in a war. This was a just war. On the other hand, I still feel the first persian gulf war was basically a just war to protect our ally against a war that they found themselves in. We did what we needed to do and left. I feel that was justified. Occupying other countries as we do now is not so justified.

+This happened through terrorism of our own government. Purposeful propoganda to magnify real events and whip the public into a frenzy.

+no, we are not stuck. Things change all the time, but we must be change.

+Yes, I can help, but I'm only a drop in the tide. It is changing, and we must help it change.

+Yes, of course I want this to change :)

[ex_lotusmant250]

THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE!
:)

[virtual_anima]

You're welcome. What do you think? Culture of war reversible?

[ex_lotusmant250]

hm. reversible?
i personally think 'reversible' is a loaded term.
so, to that- i would say no.
however,
i -do- believe that we can build from little points of peace, starting within ourselves.
once we cultivate that solid state of active ahimsa, then, we will find that has a rippling effect.
i do, however, mesh with the hindu idea that we are moving within the age of kali. it will take us to the brink of destruction before we can rise up from the ashes to rebuild.
we are living in interesting times.

[admirabilia]

agree with the eloquence of rin... for the most part... had i not read that, i might have said

[ex_lotusmant250]

peace, and:
THANK YOU.
wise words, indeed.

[fastlearner]

When you refer to "we" living in a culture of war, to whom are you referring? If you are referring to the US, while there's certainly been plenty of war, the vast majority of the time we haven't been at war. By my count we've been at actual war for 39 of the 232 years since our revolution kicked off in 1975, about 17% of the time. Sure, that's much higher than I'd like, but I argue that only a very small part of our culture is about war, with the vast, vast majority being a culture of making babies and raising them, laughing, crying, learning, and growing. Even during war the vast, vast majority of Americans weren't part of the war, shrinking the percentage even smaller.

I certainly believe that mankind has far, far more war than I'd hope for our species, but no matter which culture you pick, average humans are almost never at war. We have a culture of peace, sometimes marred by war. We can indeed work to eliminate the war that exists, starting of course with finding peace for ourselves.

Culture of war? I don't see it.

[ex_lotusmant250]

yes, referring to the US.
thanks for your viewpoint!
:)