Friday, October 24, 2008

The reason war is so sickening

The reason that war is so sickening is not only the death, genocide, massacre, oppression and loss of lives, it is the underlying problem with people going to war. This country, particularly the military targets the poor to recruit them because they have limited options while the rich have all kinds of options. the horrid reality of this is that the rich profit off of war all the while it buries the poor. The lowest economic group are therefore sent to fight and die to make life for the rich better. This "backdoor draft" is a way of targeting those who they consider do not matter to make life better for those who do. this is a disgusting act that puts value on life based upon economic status rather than the simple fact that we are all related and made by one Creator; equal dignity, equal worth, and equal contribution. So are all created equal, or are they equal if their bank account is big enough, and the rest are disposable? This is why war should be a last resort and only if we are attacked and threatened. Ban the Bush Doctrine of Preventative war.

"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly, I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing." Dwight D. Eisenhower

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