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Here is the absolute truth: The human race is a brutal and tribal species. The capacity to do horrible things in the name of our own survival, rage, hatred, j
by Nrsolis 10y ago
Here is the absolute truth:
The human race is a brutal and tribal species. The capacity to do horrible things in the name of our own survival, rage, hatred, jealousy, and fear means that no society ever created by men can escape war.
It's also why those that have seen war and it's cost are the best among us to speak of its horrors. The little-known secret is that the USA's biggest doves work at the Pentagon.
I have more details, sourced from someone who is also a writer (as well as a retired special operator) and broke stories like this as part of his work as a journalist, but I'm not going to share those stories here. What was done to the bodies of our servicemen who died on that ridge would leave you speechless.
If it had been done to one of your family, you'd almost assuredly do the same to them.
Very few of us will ever encounter the brutal murder of one who is close to them. As much as I'd like to believe in the better nature of men, I'm also no fool to believe that vengeful rage will never enter their heart.
Once these men knew who they were dealing with, it was "eye for an eye." They cared little if it damned them to hell.