The human brain is wired for conflict, to settle issues in the most basic fashion: I win, you lose. Humanity will never truly be without war, because we will always have differences and disagreements.Ĭonflict is wired into us, just as firmly as the tribalism that causes us to identify into groups of “us” and “them.” While diplomacy and discussion are methods to bring peace, they rarely bring any satisfaction or long-term resolution when between social groups. Why does this come up now, of all times? Because in times like these, when terrorists attack innocent people and we, in turn, bomb the places where they have support, it is something to remember. It is a quote that speaks to anyone who has ever served in combat, because we understand it at our souls. I’ve seen it in video games, heard it in speeches, read it in books. Most often, of late, I’ve seen the first sentence used in relation to current events… missing entirely the meaning of the full statement. ![]() This quote is one I’ve seen chopped, abused, misused, and misquoted quite a few times. War is like winter, and winter is coming.” So seek peace, but prepare for war, because war, war never changes. “Although a soldier by profession, I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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