War? What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing. Unless you are rich, powerful - then it is good for you.
I’d like to say just one thing … nobody wins at war.
I am already witnessing the loss of what little humanity resides out there in my fellow men/women. Meanwhile, the rich puff on their $100 cigars, swish their cognac and feel like sales will be good the next few years.
War is the ultimate profit machine. Profit sits along a sliding scale of pain and disorder. At the end, are the merchants of war. This is where the real money is to be made, in ultimate pain, death. But even doctors profit through pain. Even plumbers profit through the water on our floor. Even hairdressers profit from the evidence of entropy and disorder in our hair. But at least they are well down on the scale, for the most part.
So many jingle-jangle lies that we believe. Fake pictures, fake videos, cries of for us or against them, the arms buildup being applauded, the hypocrisy and exceptionalism of our messages, our goodness. I could go on and on …
You can be on the right side and still be wrong. That’s all I’m saying.
And I’m asking, have we really tried? Tried to sow and sell and stick with peace? Or are we just rallying the wagons into a circle, rallying the troops and refusing to drink vodka (for now)?