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Someone who enlisted in the US army and trained to go to the Iraq war to shoot people down is not exactly what I call a pacifist.
by bromagosa 13y ago
Someone who enlisted in the US army and trained to go to the Iraq war to shoot people down is not exactly what I call a pacifist.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoIs pacifism a prerequisite?
- GotAnyMegadeth 13y agoPeople change. You can have a revelation, and become a pacifist.
- nhebb 13y agoGiven that Nobel himself invented dynamite, I would think that understanding is inherent to the prize. Besides, when I was in the Army, most soldiers did not want to go to war. After all, they're the ones who are putting their lives at risk. Instead, most enlisted out of either a sense of honor or out of economic need - either the college fund or a stable career. I knew a lot of guys for whom the Army was a step up from their outside job prospects. Despite the stereotypes sometimes portrayed by Hollywood, there are very few warmongering types in the military.