Re:No Military Use (tired of Hitler justification)
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on August 15, 2006 09:12 PM
I get somewhat tired of the Hitler references as justification for everything military. There was a whole string of events leading up to WWII. It would be just a logically correct to attack anyone of them based on the atrocities of WWII.
I personally take WWII as a statement about what happens when those that have the upper hand (i.e., the victors) abuse their power: they create an oppressive environment that opens the door to extreme factions and virtually guarantee continued conflict.
If you read up on imperialism and the history of the middle east, you will see this is a very common thread. Yet there are those who never see anything more than justification for more military action and further oppression.
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Re:No Military Use (tired of Hitler justification)
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 15, 2006 09:12 PMI personally take WWII as a statement about what happens when those that have the upper hand (i.e., the victors) abuse their power: they create an oppressive environment that opens the door to extreme factions and virtually guarantee continued conflict.
If you read up on imperialism and the history of the middle east, you will see this is a very common thread. Yet there are those who never see anything more than justification for more military action and further oppression.
Really, it all depends on your point of view.
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