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Interesting, I'll have to re-read as it's been several years. My original takeaway was that the surface level pro-military engagement aspect was meant as deep
by joejerryronnie 8y ago
Interesting, I'll have to re-read as it's been several years. My original takeaway was that the surface level pro-military engagement aspect was meant as deep irony and that the user was encouraged to draw their own conclusions. Mine was that war is horrific, even if done for the right reasons.
- Udik 8y ago"Yeah, war is horrible, but we have to do it." That's militarism.
- joejerryronnie 8y agoI feel like that is overly simplistic. The world is not black and white.
- Udik 8y agoTrue, of course it's a simplification. What I meant to say is that the militaristic argument will always be that you'd rather avoid war, but you're forced into it. This doesn't mean that it's never true- but rather that you should be highly suspicious of the claim.
- joejerryronnie 8y agoYes, this is definitely true. The sincere form of this argument is very easily co-opted by the military industrial complex.
- LyndsySimon 8y agoThat reminds me of another quote: "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it." - Robert E. Lee, commenting on the Battle of Fredericksburg