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What I find amazing is how that it was so hard for people to just say no to nuclear weapons. So we have literature that aludes to the topic rather than speak ab

What I find amazing is how that it was so hard for people to just say no to nuclear weapons. So we have literature that aludes to the topic rather than speak about things directly. It is cowardly to write some allegorical tale about how wicked the rulers are, setting everything in a fanciful animal kingdom. Authors should write up rather than down for children, most ten year olds may not have adult reading ability but plenty do. They can be told the truth about the world.

jandrese 9y ago
You can't put the cat back in the bag again. Geopolitically making your own nukes is a huge win for a country. Sure every other country is angry with you and may even impose sanctions, but chances are you are already under sanctions anyway and now their rage is mostly impotent because you have the bomb. You can have a big agreement for everybody to dismantle their weapons and live in peace, but it only takes one cheater to run it for everybody and it's very very difficult to verify that they are complying and/or don't have a secret facility hidden somewhere to make new ones.
brians 9y ago
Rather than? Surely we have lots of direct literature. And, since this is so important, a portfolio addressing the issue in many ways.
cortesoft 9y ago
If I am given the choice between 'A world with nuclear weapons' and 'A world without nuclear weapons', I would choose the latter every time. However, no person or nation is ever given THAT choice. The choice is always between 'A lot of countries have nuclear weapons, and yours does, too' and 'A lot of countries have nuclear weapons, but not yours'. Given that choice, I would probably pick the former. It doesn't make you immoral to not want to be the country without nuclear weapons when others have them.
icebraining 9y ago
Ten year olds is outside the range for this book, the recommended ages are 5 to 9. Also, allegories have nothing to do with "talking down". There's plenty of artwork for adults with allegories. Plato wasn't writing for toddlers.
GCU-Empiricist 9y ago
Please remember the Nobel peace prize is apocryphally attributed to having been formed because of the horrific invention of dynamite. So far every tool starts out being used violently, and the power of tools increase.

jandrese 9y ago

You can't put the cat back in the bag again. Geopolitically making your own nukes is a huge win for a country. Sure every other country is angry with you and may even impose sanctions, but chances are you are already under sanctions anyway and now their rage is mostly impotent because you have the bomb. You can have a big agreement for everybody to dismantle their weapons and live in peace, but it only takes one cheater to run it for everybody and it's very very difficult to verify that they are complying and/or don't have a secret facility hidden somewhere to make new ones.

brians 9y ago

Rather than? Surely we have lots of direct literature. And, since this is so important, a portfolio addressing the issue in many ways.

cortesoft 9y ago

If I am given the choice between 'A world with nuclear weapons' and 'A world without nuclear weapons', I would choose the latter every time. However, no person or nation is ever given THAT choice. The choice is always between 'A lot of countries have nuclear weapons, and yours does, too' and 'A lot of countries have nuclear weapons, but not yours'. Given that choice, I would probably pick the former. It doesn't make you immoral to not want to be the country without nuclear weapons when others have them.

icebraining 9y ago

Ten year olds is outside the range for this book, the recommended ages are 5 to 9. Also, allegories have nothing to do with "talking down". There's plenty of artwork for adults with allegories. Plato wasn't writing for toddlers.

GCU-Empiricist 9y ago

Please remember the Nobel peace prize is apocryphally attributed to having been formed because of the horrific invention of dynamite. So far every tool starts out being used violently, and the power of tools increase.