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by cute_boi 1569 days ago
The last sentence is an oxymoron. How would there be peace if you go to war?
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Glawen 1569 days ago
It is a old Roman adage "Si vis pacem, para bellum" which held true for centuries
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nickpp 1569 days ago
I didn’t say "go to war", I said "be willing to go to war". That makes the whole difference.
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philistine 1569 days ago
That's some Peacemaker stuff there. "I love peace, and I'd kill any amount of men, women and children to get it."
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llampx 1569 days ago
Current war for future peace.
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cute_boi 1569 days ago
I don't think so. Middle east war, Afghan war never brought any peace. Instead it backfired. So, I really don't like such platitudes.
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llampx 1568 days ago
I agree in a way, but I also think that in avoiding conflict, it is possible to see yourself pushed back into a corner to where a bigger conflict becomes necessary.
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