The Interested Soldier

This is a airing of grievances, not an objective review


30 May 2012

An excellent piece on the nature of war, and how to avoid it.

Ignore the titles (of Blog and post) - this is one of the few times the linked blog is not snarky at all.
Go ahead and read - I'll wait.
Good, now that you've read it - I agree with most everything he posits, but I would reinforce the idea that the post is, essentially, a way to make the anti-war movement more effective. I almost came away from his post thinking it a soft indictment of the current anti-war movement (and I suppose it is, in its way), but I would also say that he, and I, understand the NEED for the anti-war movement, and the strong desire for it to be more effective and more approachable. We need the anti-war movement as a
This is me speaking now only for myself. I've, despite my choice of profession, marched through DC against the war I later fought. I love the people I met there, and think I understand their motivations (to some degree), but in the end the movement in this country ends up being dominated (certainly in media coverage, possibly in reality) by groups (be they anarchist, socialist or simply disorganized) who lack a coherent platform that would be workable in this country.
I relish the thought that one day there will be an anti-war movement in this country with a strong political and philisophical backing - that can stand in opposition to the many pro-war interests we have today.

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