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July 28 2014.

And we have learned nothing from "The War to End All Wars".

What we spent toward annihilating each other we could have; found a cure for cancer, unlock the secrets of nuclear fusion, built colonies on the Moon and set foot on Mars several times. In the end we will be a mere blip on Planet Earth's timeline. All that brain power signifying nothing.

 
Insidious Von said:
July 28 2014.

And we have learned nothing from "The War to End All Wars".

What we spent toward annihilating each other we could have; found a cure for cancer, unlock the secrets of nuclear fusion, built colonies on the Moon and set foot on Mars several times. In the end we will be a mere blip on Planet Earth's timeline. All that brain power signifying nothing.

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I don't know about the cure for cancer, but all those kazillions of dollars could have been put to better use. We have certainly learned how to wage more war against other, and kill each other in abundance.
 
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."


Albert Einstein
 
big104u said:
The truth is religion divides us and limits the world's capability to grow. FUCKING DOGMA BRINGS US DOWN AGAIN.
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While I am no fan of organized religion I just can't see why religion is
to blame. Religious conflict had very little if any to do with most of the
major wars like WWI, WWII, Napoleonic wars, U.S. Civil War .... Perhaps
the worst thing about religion is its failure to avert wars considering
that most instigators of these great wars were nominally Christian
nations. If WWIII ever breaks out it won't be fought over religion in
all likelihood.
 
big104u said:
One of the longest running conflicts in the world is still stewing in Israel, which was once known as Palestine.
The Middle East has a tumultuous history as a crossroads for religion. Religious strife is known as long as their history.
Every conflict in the region has religious reasons. The same goes for India and Pakistan and Afghanistan.
All about religious dogma.
But greed and corruption are the major precursors to all wars.......
The very reasons for WWI, WWII, Napoleonic wars, the U.S. Civil War, Gulf I, Gulf II, the Vietnam war, the Korean war, ......... AND the current war on terror ..... when do you think that one will end ?
The current war on terror will end when we all have given up our freedoms and liberties for a microchip installation in our heads for BIG BROTHER to monitor the sheople.
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Are you telling me that the leaders of religious groups are not greedy and corrupt??? Are you living on the same planet as us???
 
Wars are the result of people blindly following a king, demagogue or god into the abyss.
 
Jews has a long history of living more or less in harmony with
Muslims. The Israel-Palestine conflict is essentially geoplitical
tension rooted in dispute over claims of sovereignty not religious
differences.

Religion no doubt is one major factor in many middle
east conflicts. But you can't deny it also has a role
to play in keeping the region stable from a Western
world's view point. Why do you think the U.S. look
to Saudi Arabia as a firm ally despite its being one
of the world's most corrupted and oppressive
theocracy? Without the control and influence of religion
Saudi royalties would long have been toppled which could
easily translate to perpetual insecurity in world energy supply.
 
Let us not forget, at the beginning of ww2, the Catholic Church was funding the Nazis during the demise of the Jews !!! Read your history !
 
e3boy said:
Wars are the result of people blindly following a king, demagogue or god into the abyss.
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big104u said:
Wars are just money making schemes for the big players on Wall Street. . . .

The truth is religion divides us and limits the world's capability to grow. Fucking dogma brings us down again.
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Really do the two of you know anything about why the British Empire went to War in 1914 or why Canada went to war in 1939, likewise the U.S.A. in 1917 and 1941? What the Hell religion had to do with either war is beyond me!
 
Aardvark154 said:
Really do the two of you know anything about why the British Empire went to War in 1914 or why Canada went to war in 1939, likewise the U.S.A. in 1917 and 1941? What the Hell religion had to do with either war is beyond me!
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Ok then Mr. know it all, what did the slaughter of so many Jews, have to to do with the the on-set of the Third Reich...
 
Aardvark154 said:
Really do the two of you know anything about why the British Empire went to War in 1914 or why Canada went to war in 1939, likewise the U.S.A. in 1917 and 1941?
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British Empire.... To defend its Empire and crush the competition?
 
big104u said:
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Why are there suicide bombers? Think about it for a minute....
............................Of course religion plays a role in every fucking war.
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Why were there B52 and B29 bombers from Vietnam war and WWII?
Surely the number of bombs hurled by religious fanatics in the middle
east to this day must be infinitesimal compared with the number of bombs
dropped by B52 bombers in Vietnam alone. To the best of my knowledge
no B29 and B52 pilots were driven by religious faith to do what they did.

I have little doubt that religious fanatism does play a role in
suicide bombing but is that the root cause of the geopolitical
conflicts in the ME? Did the 9/11 terroists from Saudi Arabia
fly planes into WTC because of their religion or because the US's
support of the oppressive Saudi prince and royalties? Surly Saddam
did not invade Kuwait because of religion. Bush and Blair might have
said their prayers to Christ prior to the Iraq invasion. But the role
of religion in that war is nowhere as significant as strategic
interest of the U.S. Putting blame on religion won't likely solve any problem.
 
What this planet needs is a good plague... some dreadful disease that wipes out 90% of the population...
 
Danolo said:
What this planet needs is a good plague... some dreadful disease that wipes out 90% of the population...
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Holy shit! I can't believe what I'm hearing. What about our children????
 
Insidious Von said:
July 28 2014.
And we have learned nothing from "The War to End All Wars".
What we spent toward annihilating each other we could have; found a cure for cancer, unlock the secrets of nuclear fusion, built colonies on the Moon and set foot on Mars several times. In the end we will be a mere blip on Planet Earth's timeline. All that brain power signifying nothing.
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On 28 July 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war oin Serbia, to punish Serbia for its (alleged) part in assassinating Franz-Ferdinand. Just a nice little self-contained war. Nothing for anyone else to get twisted about. Russia had an alliance with Serbia, but Serbia assumed Russia would limit itself to moral support.

But that didn't happen. Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary. Germany had an alliance with Austria-Hungary, and declared war on Serbia and Russia. France had an alliance with Russia, and declared war on Austria-Hungary and Germany.
On 4th August, Germany invaded Blegium, en route to Paris. Britain declared war on Germany, to protect Belgium's neutrality. Canada and the rest of the dominions and colonies were included.

If only they'd said, "Hold on a minute, there's a chap in Canada. Somebody Von. He's got a better idea what to do with our money . . ."
 
Not sure about the Eastern Front but there were relatively few civilian casualties on the Western Front.
 
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