05.06.07
Don’t Fire Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes
Ok. I’m just jotting down all these articles I’ve seen lately. I suppose I am just another blogger that shamelessly reposts articles. In any case, check out this article talking about the non-human nature of modern warfare. Modern instruments of death are so diverse and efficient that killing someone can be as simple as pushing a button thousands of miles away.
“War, which used to be cruel and magnificent, has now become cruel and squalid.”
–Winston Churchill
Couple this ability with the modern worlds high levels of safety and longevity, and you can see how easy it is for some people to become so firmly attached to a belief with no regards for our common humanity. I recently attended a talk by the Dalai Lama at Rice University on May 1st, and he said the following with respect to human compassion and tolerance:
Billions of people, only one earth.
-Dalai Lama