The Ism Schism and War

The two basic failures in the collective of mankind are politics and religion. Why else would most people be afraid to speak on these subjects without turning red in the face and spewing invective? Those who do speak of these taboo subjects hide behind the guise of group thinking, the isms. For the moment let’s abandon the utter failure of religion to bring us close to God and focus on our more abysmal lack of success, politics. Is it just me or does the world seem exactly the same whether conservatives or liberals rule the day? Mankind embraces one large political solution on both sides of the political spectrum, war. Yet history proves, from the Old Testament to our current ridiculous involvement in blood letting in Afghanistan, that war has never been and never will be the solution to anything except a localized population problem. Every teeth grinding, air chewing pundit, whether liberal or conservative, loves to embrace the righteousness of a standing army. A human has the right to die for anything they choose. They have no right to kill for anything at all. Under the fire of weapons, all moral stances are brought to their knees. Liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, communism, fascism, socialism, militarism, all come together to rejoice behind a waving flag and a well heeled armed force. Such diverse political views as Hitler and Stalin, LBJ and Strom Thurmond, JFK and George Wallace, Ronald Reagan and Mao, all loved war as a just and necessary action. They embraced their soldiers and elevated them to heroic stature. How can a country worry about “health care”, when they send thousands of their sons to foreign lands to end the health of strangers forever?

The very first political step to higher ground is the absolution of armies, rebels, terrorists and other people who bring liberty to millions through death. Those who use the armies of the world for their only purpose, destruction, are usually cowards of the highest order. Obama and Bush were never soldiers. Glenn Beck was too busy getting high to join the army (probably the only sane period of his life). Osama did not fly a plane into the world trade center. Reagan played soldiers in dreary movies, but never killed an enemy himself. America, you want your money back? Go fleece the pockets of the well dressed, fat asses in the Pentagon. There is no pride and no bravery in war, only shame, tyranny and oblivion. Without “Thou shall not kill” as the bottom line of your political philosophy, you have no philosophy at all.

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