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The War to end no Wars
🕑 Added 2018-11-11 13:00:01 +0000 UTC In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
It is November 11th 2018. On this day, 100 years ago the Seminal Catastrophy of the 20th century finally came to an end. It claimed the lives of over 17 million people, shattered 4 empires and left an entire generation torn by the horrors of modern warfare ushered in by blind, idiot nationalism. And all for what? I don't know. There were no victors in this war.
It achieved nothing and the horrible peace treaty set fire to the fuse of the next even more devastating war, which brought even more horrors.
And because mankind as a species is completely incapable of learning from past mistakes we're on our best way to do it all over again. Maybe this time will be the "War to end all Wars".
Prepare to cry:
In Flanders Fields - John McCrae
In Flanders Fields - Piano Version
War Game (2002) by Dave Unwin - Exclusive Full Animated Film
Extra History - the Seminal Tragedy
Comments
That's true. We're making the same mistakes again. Rampant Nationalism, overzealous saber-rattling, promoting the "Us vs. Them" mindset... And just like the people of 1914 didn't have any idea what devastation modern warfare could cause, the people of today have no idea what nuclear warfare can cause. The coming war will truly be the War to end all Wars.
The war that brought the fall of the old world and gave rise to this one, it's almost unbelievable it could happen again. The fact that it is so unbelievable also a part of the problem.
