Saturday, April 28, 2012
I probably wouldn't want to join the military
Today, people join the military because they think they're fighting for their country or helping other people in other countries. During the civil war, people may have joined because they strongly believed the Union must be kept together, or because they wanted to escape their boring life. I don't think being in the military is a good thing because you are either killing others or helping someone kill other people. Humans think of themselves as if they are a superior race of creatures or something, but they're really not. Only ants wage wars and use armies like humans do, but humans are in a way even more barbaric than ants because they use their intelligence and their complex technologies to develop more efficient ways of killing each other. Unfortunately, it is necessary for countries today to have armed forces because if one stops having an army, another country will come and conquer it. Wars are caused by disagreements. The north and the south disagreed on many issues, such as secession, and fought over it. I think war is unnecessary because there are other ways to solve an argument besides brutally slaughtering your opponent. The only thing that would get me to have even a thought about joining the military would be if their was another holocaust - like situation going on somewhere in the world where the only solution would be to kill whoever was responsible for the deaths of so many innocent people. Even then, I would be very hesitant because being in the fighting would require me to kill people who are fighting to defend what they think is right. The only thing that would definitely get me to join the military is if I was drafted and didn't have a choice. During the civil war, I would not have joined the military for the same reasons I would not today. I don't think it's right for people to be in a military because they are killing other people who are fighting to defend what they believe is right, even if it's not. The people that are killed by American soldiers probably view Americans as the bad guys, and they have good reason to.
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As for the holocaust thing, if they really thought that what they were doing was right, then they were really messed up people. If someone's lives are indangered, especially an entire religion/race, then it is worth fighting for. Oh, and for the drafting, MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN THEIR FAVOR.(insert creepy music here)
ReplyDeleteThey did want to escape from a boring life? I don't really think so even though Mr. Harp said so (no offense) because I think that why would they risk their lives just to have something to do and not be bored? Killing may be bad but you are fighting for our country not just because you hate that guy's guts because he is wearing a celtics shirt and you want to kill him. You are fighting for our country!!! Using ants as a analogy is actually a bad one. Are we as weak as ants? Are you sure that ants and humans are the only ones who "wage wars?" I think that lions wage wars/more savage animals also do. Also, if it's unnecessary, are you sure about that? "Okay my enemy thank you for letting me have a crabby day and making me feel gloomy by dumping tea in the harbor!" Here's a biscuit and 200 dollars for being SO nice to me. Sheesh! What other method is there? Why do they have a good reason to view Americans as bad guys?
ReplyDeleteAlso, @omar what's up with the last sentence? Totally unecessary.(Insert rickroll song)? Right the rickrol was unecessary too. (Insert beethoveens's fifth symphony) Sheesh!
Actually, when lions fight, it's usually only the dominant male of the pride vs a challenging male. These fights are rarely to the death. However, ants, like humans, send out massive armies into another colony's (or country's) territory. Both ants and humans will kill any enemies and take the other side's resources. About other people viewing Americans as the bad guys, American soldiers kill loads of other soldiers who fight for what they think is right. How do you think the German and Japanese families felt after the Americans killed their loved ones in WWII?
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