I'd like to say I don't know - but I do, and it doesn't seem like it fixes much.
2007-04-18 09:44:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
no. when you kill one of your enemies his son, his brother and his father become your enemy.
2007-04-18 09:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by Alan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As much as I hate warfare, I have to say that it serves a natural, albeit bittersweet purpose. Unfortunately, when we become too civilized to even commit to war, we allow rampant overpopulation. In that respect, we are defying natural law. When a species overpopulates, it overconsumes. When it overconsumes, its resources vanish. When that happens, the species in question, along with others, thins out due to starvation or becomes extinct. You will find wildlife management and natural history texts cover this concept quite thoroughly.
That philosophical and scientific anecdote behind us, brings us to the real political and philosophical question:
How do we want to die? Slowly or quickly? Me? I prefer to die with my boots on. I don't want to starve. I don't want to watch my loved ones wither and perish. The few must perish for the betterment of the whole. And, if I must be amongst those who must perish, then equip me for combat, and give me my marching orders.
2007-04-18 17:16:45 · answer #2 · answered by sjsosullivan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems to me, we're constantly moving towards the end.
2007-04-18 18:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically, yes.
2007-04-18 16:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋