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Originally posted by vladsbyte,
Are you serious? War should in the history books. in detail.Miltary spending is the catalyst of change (sadly)! We wouldn't have the technology of today if it weren't for war. I'd bet that humanity still be sitting on their arse flaking flint,without mans bloodlust.
Think about it. The real reason for the "space race" and the tech goodies that resulted from it was a military motive.
War will be with us to the end. the military and thier cousins (police CIAs FBIs KGBs.... (on and on to nausea) and government will always dovetail. Necessity may be the mother of invention, But war is the demon that bears gifts. So look at the bright side. BLOOD=MONEY=TECHNOLOGY=CONTROLL=PEACE!Sick but true.
The text books should be updated bi yearly be graphic and accurate. Let the children see the true horrors of war. It will be up to them to decide about these issues. If we could do this, then they will have the accurate (not the propaganda of today) to make a decision.Ive been there (war). As long as we live in a world ruled by men (or women) war will be required to hold the other evil nation at bay. |
I do not agree for the following reasons.
Through the years of public education our teachers and parents are responsible for "molding" the minds of children so that when they do reach the age of consent (where they are old enough to make choices) they would be able to make the right choice based in large part on the knowledge we imparted to them durning their "formitive years".
I totally do not agree what human progress was effected by wars. However I would agree that wars might have resulted in some inventions that were later were altered for private useages. But the same minds could have invented those things wihtout the wars (also). Truely wars have been around for a long time and likewise have dominated history because they are more "action packed" which writers love to write about. You cannot speculate however how human progress or culture would have progressed without such wars, for all you know Rome might have landed on the moon is a spaceship during the 1800s had not the Christian crusade destroyed their science culture with the dark ages.
Technosoul.