A question on war
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I should've been more clear there, my apologies. Whilst I do think sometimes war is necessary (WW2 for instance, Hitler's expansion was extremely aggressive not to mention the treatment of the Jews) I think that there is almost always too thin a line between who is in the right/wrong. War should always be the last option (nuclear war should never be an option) because often the differences leading to conflict can be resolved through good diplomacy. Take the Cuban Missile Crisis (and the entire Cold War, in fact) as a perfect example - if JFK had ditched diplomacy and just looked straight to a violent resolution, would we even be here talking right now? 1
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I think very few people would willingly ''SACRIFICE' their loved ones for an unnecessary war. However, depending on the reason for ''the war'', such as an imminent invasion threat of one's country, most people would ''RISK'' their own lives and the lives of their family and loved ones to defend their homeland. Sacrifice is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as 'the practice or an act of ''killing'' an animal or person as an offering to a deity. Within the context of the question in which the word was used, 'sacrifice' could only mean ''certain death'', whereas 'risk' describes a situation which involves an exposure to danger which may not necessarily incur any injury whatsoever never mind death. If you ''sacrificed'' your life to save your best friend ( have you any?) you'd be dead and he/she would hopefully be alive. Otherwise you'd have ''sacrificed your life in vain. If however, you ''risked'' your life to save your friend, you would not necessarily have sustained any harm at all and you could both ''go down the pub''for a few beers. He's buying. If you are not willing to sacrifice your child or lover for a war , is it really worth fighting? The question doesn't eliminate the requirement for context to provide a proper answer. Sometimes an unwillingness to sacrifice loved ones is precisely the reason a war is worth fighting. Sometimes it is the reason to refrain from the fight. Terms, no matter how simple they appear, should be defined in debate as to avoid possible confusion. I have seen debates on here and even those taking place in stage where arguments end up not making sense because a word was being used differently than intended. So, if by "war" you mean a literal war such as the example I gave between nations, I provided an answer. If however you were using the term in a figurative or metaphorical sense, my answer could be different. I'm not entirely sure there are too many wars that are worth fighting. I guess it will always depend on the scenario of this particular war. I don't think, as a mother, I would ever want to see my children go off to fight in it, nor my husband. Would I go off to fight something that I felt in my soul was important enough to stand for? I would like to say yes but again, I don't know for sure. I would chose sending myself over my children any day though. To put another question in though, who decides when we actually go to war? Those who only do so after guaranteeing the protection of their own loved ones, or those who truly believe in a cause? 1
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I have been thinking precisely that. If you are not willing to let it happen to your child then why should it happen at all. There are many people who support the death penalty and torture. But when faced with the question of should that happen to your child should they commit the crime they say no. I thought the same thing about what the many leaders of the world are doing. They send countless troops to fight a preventable war but they would never let their children go out and die for the cause. They wouldn't even go out and fight themselves. In my opinion it is hypocritical nonsense. 0
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If you are not willing to sacrifice your loved ones and the other side(enemies) are willing to make such sacrifices and are ready fight, unwillingly to back down or accept any negotiations, you therefore increase the possibility of you loosing the war(being conquered), possibility of becoming slaves, your land invaded by enemies who will cause chaos, take lives which might include your so called loved ones . So it is worth it, Die trying. |
