I didn't want to do it ecause my heart DOES go out for Paris and
the people. This is their 9/11 moment in a big way and I
remember 9/11 here, as I was supposed to be across the street in
one of the other buildings for training. I wouldn't have died,
most likely, but I would've PROBABLY forgot my lunch and had to
walk across a damn long bridge to find a way to get home and it
would have been a REALLY shitty day and I would've had lung
problems for years to come most likely. So, I somewhat relate to
what France is likely going through right now. But even still,
it's a little different. Perhaps a lot different. France bombed
Syria the other week. This could well be a retaliation for that.
Declare war and you're gonna get hurt. I can't stand war.
Soldiers dying is one thing. That's their job and they deserve
all the honors their countries bestow upon their veterans. It's
when people have to leave their homes or get killed. That's what
makes war so awful to me. -- Exactly. And to me, the
given-reasons for war don't matter so much. It's either 'We want
power" or ... ok, it's "We want power". Whoever the "we" is, I
don't see much difference. The attitude of "the world would be
better if these people are dead" is a callous view of humanity
that I thought we'd be past by 2015. I was naive. Now I believe
that war is just one of those things. I can hope-for this
Utopian vision of the future or that one but I suspect war will
always be with us in some form as likely will poverty.. just
hopefully less and less of it. Hopefully. *sigh* This is also
why I don't watch the news. It's stuff I can't do a damn thing
about and me being sad or angry or conflicted doesn't help
anybody. -- True. And the confusion that ensues! Sometimes we
never know exactly WHO is responsible but many times a number of
groups hurry up and take credit. Who to believe? It's a liar's
game on all sides and with the 'help of the media', all to sway
popular opinion. Oh well. I suppose the more things change, the
more they remain the same. --
