1. War has a very long history and seems to be most of what is taught as history. 2. In the main we know very little of even this false history. 3. Economics is now war by other means. This means there is no real economics as the basic idea is to lie to stay ahead. 4. War is a good thing to have your enemies doing between themselves. 5. People die in excruciating agony in wars. Armies die of starvation, dysentery, having no weapons and such as not even being able to sit down (at the Battle of Borodin, Russian casualties were halved when a general allowed them to sit down). 6. Wars cost a lot in tax and this is mostly spent to benefit a very small number. 7. We know a great deal about why primitive societies do war. Ask the guy next to you and wonder why he doesn't know. He can then ask you why you don't know either. 8. We have lots of war games at the moment in which no pain is experienced by the player. 9. Most people who die in wars are civilians. 10. Do you know what the purpose of a rear-guard is? (who do they prevent from running away?) 11. When did Queen Eilzabeth 1 give that rousing speech and how long after the Spanish Armada had been defeated at sea was it? How many English sailors and their families died of starvation because she didn't pay them? 12. What language did the great Scottish rebels Bruce and Wallace speak? 13. Culloden was a battle between the English and Scots - right? 14. Thomas Cook made the travel and provisioning arrangements for the Boer War. A third of British troops died of dysentery and starvation. Critically evaluate "free trade and the efficiencies of the private sector" and describe the emergence of the modern package holidays. 15. The Boer Wars (there were two) happened: a. because Queen Victoria had heavy periods b. the devil was known to shit Dutchmen c. to relieve black people from slavery d. to save the world from Zulu weapons of mass destruction e. because gold had been discovered near Witwatersrand. 16. Trenches are built straight so war horses could run the length of them. True or false? 17. You are safe in a dug-out from enemy artillery shells. True of false? 18. The 18,000 strong British garrison at Kabul was killed to a man jack in 1840. a. because you can't trust Al Qaeda b. because relief supplies and troops were diverted to drug running operations elsewhere 19. British troops in Helmand province were drinking river water and getting dysentery within days of deployment in the latest heroic victory against the Taliban. True of false? 20. We are always the good guys. 21. War brings technological advancement. Does this mean nationalisation beats the private sector hands down on technological advancement? War brings employment when genius government and economic strategies have failed to stimulate the private sector in this area.
On Wednesday, 25 March 2015 14:57:27 UTC, facilitator wrote: > > Good points Andrew! > > On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 7:27:21 AM UTC-4, andrew vecsey wrote: >> >> Very interesting question you pose Molly. >> Of course it is very easy to see the many negative consequences to war, >> which seems to be a part of human nature. I like to believe that there is >> always 2 sides to everything - positive and negative. War with weapons and >> fighting with words have some common ground, like you suggest. Being an >> aggressor in a war and being a bully also share common ground. >> >> >> >> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
