History tends to repeat itself when we don't learn lessons from the past. Albert Einstein once said, “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” By this definition, most world governments are insane. Most world leaders will resort to war to solve their problems. Why change this ritual if it has brought power and wealth to our society? War is a power struggle with the desire to have the “upper hand”. The people of this nation choose who is put into power. Shouldn’t we the people decide, then, what actions the powerful take on our behalf? Is possession of power and wealth worth the death and destruction that war brings?
The picture shown above shows the cost of war. We see tragic events on the news but don't see all of the ways they affect people. We cannot feel true empathy for those who died in the war and for their families. Those who experience this loss must cling to the hope that their loved ones did not die in vain. But what if soldiers never had to fight? The necessity of war is an illusion. There's only one way to change it: stop the fighting and killing and learn to work out our problems peacefully. War doesn't have to be the solution of the future. The above photo is powerful because of the truth that lies within it. The mirrors give an illusion of many dead bodies, while only 12 were actually dead. This illusion illustrates something that hasn't occurred yet but is bound to if we don't apply lessons we have to learned from the past to create a better, more peaceful future.
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I agree Remy, war is something that has been helpful in the past but will not be in the future. Look at Iraq for example, the war technically ended in 2013 but 13 years later we still have soldiers in Iraq. Also, ISIS a terrorist organization has been attacking multiple countries all over the world. Most recently in Brussels after the main fugitive of the Paris attack was found, ISIS organized an airport and train station bombing where 30 or more people have died. I am not sure if war is the only path we can take anymore, considering all of the innocent lives that we are still losing.
ReplyDeleteYour argument was very insightful. I agree with it 100%. Our governments are insane. They should learn from America's past. I agree and disagree with your statement that "The necessity of war is an illusion". There are some things that are just worth fighting for. Other things, not so much.
ReplyDeleteI think that you should have also added another photo of a soldier alive and grieving to help justify your point about the cost of war, showing how the ones who "survived" have to live with the memories of the war and their actions. I agree with your point about how there are more peaceful ways to solve the problems the world leaders are having, but there are some cases where war is a necessity (for example ISIS is an organization where we will have to take down with force)
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