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  • @CompostMaterial@lemmy.world
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    952 years ago

    The only thing I think of with this conflict is the Doctor Who speech on war:

    Because it’s not a game, Kate. This is a scale model of war. Every war ever fought right there in front of you. Because it’s always the same. When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who’s going to die. You don’t know who’s children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken! How many lives shattered! How much blood will spill until everybody does what they’re always going to have to do from the very beginning – sit down and talk! 

    • @Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
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      202 years ago

      A beautiful sentiment, but sometimes it’s about forcing people to sit and talk who wouldn’t otherwise do so. It’s rare, but the US civil war was an unfortunate necessity.

      • Nine
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        52 years ago

        I agree, there was a lot that could have been done to avoid it but humans (as a group) are stupid.

        There’s just some lines that should not be crossed, genocide, slavery, etc. and when that happens it comes down to who has the bigger stick and can stomach the suffering.

        I am not an expert by any means, what I am sure of is that there were opportunities for dialog but humans did what humans do best. They ‘othered’ the fuck out of each side and made sure that this was the only possible outcome.

        Which is no problem for them! Since they’re going to be rewarded in the afterlife! So who cares that they just shit in the proverbial sandbox!? /s

    • Spzi
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      82 years ago

      Yes; Ultimately, there will be an agreement at the negotiation table.

      But as long as there is a disagreement over where that final line will be drawn …

      As long as one party thinks they can get a better result on the battlefield …

      The fighting will continue.

    • @DoomsdaySprocket@lemmy.ca
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      12 years ago

      I hate to say it, but maybe some groups of people need the shared experience of war to find common ground with each other enough to sit down and talk. Before that, they perceive they have nothing in common and treat people as “other.”

      The perception of “other” being specifically programmed by various leaderships through propaganda and population conditioning is a separate but related issue.