I found the above quote while looking for information for my English class, and it really stood out to me... so I figured I'd write about it in slightly further detail. I don't so much want to touch on the shame part of this quote so much as I do on the killing of the innocent... because I see so much of it in today's world. Now, I'm assuming that when you read "killing the innocent", your mind automatically jumps to the mass shootings that have occurred over the past few years... maybe the Boston Bombing and other such instances, even.
But when I see "killing the innocent", all I can think of is our military. Now, there is a true example of killing the innocent- sending young people who are full of life off to fight in a corporate war with delusions of becoming a hero and doing their country proud. More and more in today's society, I see war and fighting being glorified... displayed as though going off to kill people for a cause you know little about is something honorable. There is no honor in the bloodshed of others, if I'm honest. This brainwashing is only being passed on, generation to generation. My dad wrote about this last week, I believe- in his post about being the change you wish to see in the world. He says that you cannot truly change the world- only the small population around you that you have some influence over. He stated that he doesn't want my sister or I to join the military, and I can soundly say it is not something I have EVER considered. I'm very anti-war and I do not support the military whatsoever, and while it is an unpopular opinion among my friends, I will stick by it always. There is no way in hell that peer pressure could ever make me say signing your life away is a heroic deed. It's an inherently stupid one. - maddie
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