Controversial Political Opinions

[JasonBlack]

Quote:Confederate politicians and generals, people who sacrificed large numbers of cannon fodder in the defense of slavery. Those are not heroes. We have plenty of military heroes from John Pershing to Norman Schwartzkopf to replace them, as well as genuine heroes who stood for the denied liberties of southern blacks.

I'm unsure what this was in response to, but like most people, I have asked myself "what would I have done if it were me in Nazi Germany?" The answer is quite straightforward: war has nothing to do with justice, nothing to do with heroism and nothing to do with morality. War has to do with survival and protecting your friends, your family and your way of life. That means, in all likelihood, I wouldn't enlist at all, but neither would I wage war against my countrymen. If I were drafted, I'd probably find a way to escape, even if that involved murdering a few people and/or faking my own death.

I would apply this same logic to any war, even if I believe in one moral cause over another, or view a war as necessary for some broader collective reason (ex: if you are invaded, if another country is taking over a region with whom trade is vital to your economy, etc).