Hmmm...considering their behavior, maybe that's an appropriate name (who wouldn't agree that any politician can be a pill)?
I did find that book...it's called
War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. It's written by Chris Hedges, a war correspondent that has been at it since El Salvador in the early 80's.
An Excerpt:
The enduring attraction of War is this: Even with it's destruction and carnage, it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living. Only when we are in the midst of conflict does the shallowness and vapidness of our lives become apparent. It gives us resolve, a cause. It allows us to be noble.
It's an interesting and disturbing read.
I can't remember where this came from (the Nuemberg trials I think), a Nazi officer was quoted as saying something like:
Nobody wants war, but it's easy to herd the people into a war...all you have to do is tell them they're threatened.
Lastly, Art Spiegelman writes about a sequence where he was being interviewed about his work Maus...
A German reporter:
Lots of Germans have had it up to here with Holocaust stories. Why should the kids of today be made to feel guilty?
Art:
I don't know...but a lot of the companies involved in the war are now richer than ever. Maybe everyone needs to feel guilty...forever!
Sorry...these are kinda random thoughts...
My first flight in a 172 on August 20, 2004
Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right. (P. Drucker)
When all think alike, then no one i
