Kaz stop bringing the real world into this pretendy funtime game

[monsieur_miller]

Every nation, no matter how small, has had periods of great strife. Many of these try to honour their fallen soldiers in one way or another. But over the years, as the veterans die off and fewer children of each following generation learn about the sacrifices made so they can live their lives as they do, the meaning of these days of remembrance

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[badasscopters]

'Us?'

... You're a vet'?

[Color him surprised.]

[monsieur_miller]

[badasscopters]

Damn, that's pretty good.

[Pause. Uh. What else does he say? Hm.]

A guy like me thinks about this kinda thing often. [Getting married to a long-time soldier that could go out and die any day kind of does that to you.]

[monsieur_miller]

PRETTY... GOOD.

Good. Too bad most governments don't think the same way.

[majorcrotchgrab]

What brought this on?

[monsieur_miller]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Nope. We do have Red Army Day, but that isn't until February.

[Private]

[monsieur_miller]

I've been wondering... Didn't you say it was Big Boss who sent you here in the first place? I've never seen someone retain so much national pride even after he takes them in.

[temptedthesnake]

Well said.

[monsieur_miller]

[temptedthesnake]

A few.

[monsieur_miller]

Tell me about them.

[will_be_god]

Yet how is that memory kept? It only causes us to stagnate in needless sympathy, elevating these people to the position of martyr, while no attempt is made to end the cause of their suffering.

The only suitable memorial is to eliminate war. Nothing less can be accepted.

[monsieur_miller]

I am going to punch you through the internet. Without war, those of us who can do nothing but fight have no place in the world. Besides... How can you truly appreciate peace without the conflict that comes before it?

[will_be_god]

Without war, you would have purpose, not simply be an instrument of destruction.

Do you believe that war is necessary to appreciate peace? Do you believe that peace must be appreciated at all rather than simply existing? It is not enough, you say, to have a consuming and all-embracing peace unless we know violence?

Disgusting.

[monsieur_miller]

[badasstrenches]

Amen to that.

[monsieur_miller]

I'm thinking we should get together for a little drink. To fallen comrades.

[badasstrenches]

I think that's a great idea.

[monsieur_miller]