Are we wolves, sheep, or merely half-awake children?

[coberst]

Re: Are we wolves, sheep, or merely half-awake children?

The act of war itself to me does not shed even an ounce of greatness.

I'm trying to understand what exactly you mean by 'greatness' here, because aperson makes a good point.

The world was in a war to save civilization in the years 1939 to 1945. The men and women who fought that war saved us all and they did it with courage and dignity.

It is important to comprehend history to understand today. There is a book "The Greatest Generation" that speaks specifically about why that generation is considered by many as the Greatest. Your generation is now being called forward to become intellectually sophisticated so that you might be able to prevent my generation from destroying human kind.

[coberst]

Re: Are we wolves, sheep, or merely half-awake children?

Kilroy

History, history, history you must begin to read history so that you can comprehend these fundamental facts. A few words on a forum cannot enlighten you, only books can do that.

[Kilroy_x]

Re: Are we wolves, sheep, or merely half-awake children?

Well that's a cowards way of defending himself, but ok. Any specific book reccommendations?

[coberst]

Re: Are we wolves, sheep, or merely half-awake children?

Well that's a cowards way of defending himself, but ok. Any specific book reccommendations?

Start with history of WWII, WWI, and if you are an American, then the American Civil War. Follow your interests. You will discover that it will become the most delightful hobby you will ever have.

[aperson]

Re: Are we wolves, sheep, or merely half-awake children?

The world was in a war to save civilization in the years 1939 to 1945. The men and women who fought that war saved us all and they did it with courage and dignity.

It is important to comprehend history to understand today. There is a book "The Greatest Generation" that speaks specifically about why that generation is considered by many as the Greatest. Your generation is now being called forward to become intellectually sophisticated so that you might be able to prevent my generation from destroying human kind.

That's pretty ethnocentric. We're the greatest generation? Greatest in what? We're a single generation in a single region of space with millions of generations to come before and after us. Civilizations will come and go; countries will rise and fall, that's the inevitability of time.

Maybe intellectual sophists like you should understand your own direction before you attempt to guide others.