War

There is no beauty in war. War is killing to suit the purposes of men and women in power. Whether it be religious power, political power or monetary power which inspires war, war is intentional death. Intentional death of healthy young human beings is a diseased condition of the human species. Banners and parades are forms of covering the black abyss of war.  The rot of dead bodies. The horror of truncated limbs. Sentimental speeches about sacrifice by those who could end war for all time are cynical advertisements for future war. If the smell of war, the gore of war, the truth of war were displayed on Memorial Day, perhaps war would be pushed back into the shadows. War is evil. Those who participate in war are stained by that evil for their entire lives.