Yin, Yang, Yawn...

The yin-yang of human experience bemuses me.
A soldier is sent to war, then accused of excessive violence.
A jockey is allowed to race a horse, then restricted from using a whip.
This constant see-sawing of human nature to try and soothe consciences and justify pursuits that fall clearly in that ‘grey’ moral zone provide stop and think moments for (wo)mankind.
I have bemoaned on this blog that not enough people are stopping, thinking and then talking about it.
Maybe they are talking, but the amount of bullshit in cyberspace just drowns out any intelligent thought, reason or discussion.

Don’t go to war, but if you must, win

I am against war. We should do everything possible to prevent two people, or two communities or two nations fighting against each other. However, once a decision has been taken to go to war – let’s not try and humanize it. It’s more sickening than going to war. Once you decide to go to war there is only one outcome that must matter – victory. Bomb, kill, maim, torture, capture (I stop at children and rape), ideally, do it in a manner that sets an example – war is not for the fainthearted so, don’t ever go to war.