War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning Hedges Chris
War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning Hedges Chris General George S. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded general, it is nonetheless a sad fact that war gives meaning…
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War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning Hedges Chris
General George S. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded general, it is nonetheless a sad fact that war gives meaning to many lives, a fact with which we have become familiar now that America is once again engaged in a military conflict. Patton famously said, "Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance.
It gives us purpose, resolve, a cause. War is an enticing elixir. It allows us to be noble.Chris Hedges of The New York Times has seen war up close -- in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Central America -- and he has been troubled by what he has seen: friends, enemies, colleagues, and strangers intoxicated and even addicted to war's heady brew.
In War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, he tackles the ugly truths about humanity's love affair with war, offering a sophisticated, nuanced, intelligent meditation
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