MythTickle by Justin Thompson for December 09, 2009

Never, Karma?

Odd thing to say, two days after December 7th.

Karma is referring to the casualties of war.

Fairport, theres a saying, I think by Sun Tzu. It essentially says that if a nation goes to war, that nation better have the will power, and the means to win, because things will be worse if they lose, than when they started.

Where have all the young boys gone… gone to soldiers, every one… where have allt he soldiers gone…gone to flowers, every one…

Now tell me…who starts wars? The governments…who fights them?…mostly young men who are suffering from testosterone poisning…Now, if the politicians had to fight the wars, would there be as many of them?(wars, I mean)

Peace through superior firepower….

@furnituremaker: I don’t think there would be as many politicians either. :)

Those who win the wars write the history.

No one has ever won a war. One side may lose less than the other, but even that isn’t often clear until a long time later. Read William Graham Sumner’s ‘The Conquest of the United States by Spain’.

brilliant - ancient wisdom in an artful, though disturbing setting.

furnituremaker said, about 4 questions ago

“Now tell me…who starts wars? The governments…who fights them?…mostly young men who are suffering from testosterone poisning…Now, if the politicians had to fight the wars, would there be as many of them?(wars, I mean)”

Wasn’t that Mark Twain’s suggestion? That those who declare wars be the ones to fight them?

Hmmm, reminds me of Buffy St Maries “Universal Soldier”.

Survival of the fittest ?

On the bloody morning after,

One tin soldier rides away….

Karma may be just a little cynical abut the possible outcomes of a war, but still her aphorism has enough of truth in it.

Sometimes who is left is all that matters.

trying2keepup said, On the bloody morning after, One tin soldier rides away…. —————————————————— I thought the same thing. Such a sad, touching comic.

I love that.