American hubris

[Sensei]

War is a pathology.
Preparing for war is a pathology.
The only thing it does is make the opponents do the same and increase the percentage of the country's wealth wasted in one of the most senseless ways..

The money spent on armaments, does not go only to the literal purchase of weapons, but also to an increasing number of people, an increasing percentage of the country's population, who instead of doing normal things are professional soldiers, whose practically only occupation during peace is to train to be prepared to fight (which is quite useless during peace).

The whole arms race between different countries can reach such a threshold that all it takes is a stupidity, a tiny incident between some desperate people who, after years of indoctrination, can't wait to shoot and kill their opponents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnel

The American soldier does not hear "kill the man" but "eliminate the target" dehumanizing what his commanders ask him to do. They brainwash soldiers in the armies of other countries in the same way. In dictatorship countries, in a more extensive form.

 

The ideal situation is one in which there are no soldiers, no arms industry and no wars between countries. And there are no countries. There are only people..

[J.C.MacSwell]

5 hours ago, Sensei said:

The ideal situation is one in which there are no soldiers, no arms industry and no wars between countries. And there are no countries. There are only people..

If only the human race had always evolved in ideal situations, such that none of them would take advantage in the ideal situation you described...I wonder what those people would look like?

[Sensei]

55 minutes ago, J.C.MacSwell said:

If only the human race had always evolved in ideal situations, such that none of them would take advantage in the ideal situation you described...I wonder what those people would look like?

Like in paradise?

There were cultures that never moved away from Africa and had year-round abundance of food, so didn't had to develop modern agriculture, that lived in peace for thousands of years and didn't develop much in the way of military, compared to their offspring who moved north over the millennia. When they encountered the returning conquerors from the north, they were unable to fight them and were easily conquered.

 

When I first read your post, the first thought that came to my mind was "life feeds on life"

This is a primitive stage of development, which was widely expressed and condemned by Q in Star Trek The Next Generation.

What about the Ten Commandments? What about the criminal or civil code? If they are simply contrary to all nature.. ? In "thou shalt not kill" there is no mention of who should not be killed.. there is no mention of it being a human being, there is no mention of it being an animal.. there is no mention of it being a plant or any other living being..

 

Paraphrasing, "If you killed a person, you are a murderer and go to jail after the sentence. If you have killed millions, you are just a successful politician"..

It is doubtful that such a politician ("king" etc.) coming to church, after killing and being the cause of death for thousands of people daily, weekly or monthly, would even mention this as his or her sins..