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Destroying the environment is half of what the military does during wartime. So long as we have militaries, it's hard to see a future where we're not burning ci
by Zach_the_Lizard 11y ago
Destroying the environment is half of what the military does during wartime. So long as we have militaries, it's hard to see a future where we're not burning cities, bombing bridges and other critical infrastructure, and driving around highly environmentally unfriendly tanks, planes, and warships.
- knowaveragejoe 11y agoWell, to be fair, the military is also the largest and most capable humanitarian organization at the disposal of the world's governments. To think their sole purpose is destruction for the sake of destruction is also a bit of an oversimplification, peacekeeping is a useful role as well.
- usefulcat 11y agoSole purpose, no; primary purpose, definitely.
- dajohnson89 11y agoYet often, military humanitarian missions are in relief to atrocities caused by... other militaries.
- knowaveragejoe 11y agoSure. They're also the first to respond to natural disasters.
- dajohnson89 11y agoThat's more likely to be the National Guard or something like that. Which is military indeed, but not the same type of military that we're talking about here.
- knowaveragejoe 11y agoThe National Guard is as equipped to kill as any element of the regular military. NG units have served in combat roles in pick-a-conflict-in-recent-memory. That's just the US, of course. Pick a natural disaster anywhere in the world - the military(or militaries) of the region are the first to respond and form the basis of the relief efforts thereafter.