US signs deal to place missile shield in Poland. The official version is that these missiles are intended to defend Poland, against "rogue elements in the Middle East". Hmm. I wonder who they have in mind... Egypt? Israel? The United Arab Emirates? Ah, yes, of course, how silly of me - Iran! And why, pray, would a rogue Middle Eastern country wish to attack Poland, of all countries? God knows. Or rather, the closest earthly equivalent to God, the sponsors of this missiles deal, the United States of America.
Now is it really Iran that Poland is concerned about? Hmm, again. It just so happens that Poland is very close to... Russia. And the Russian bear is not ignoring this move, so much that it's now warning it will be "forced to redirect its missiles to Poland". The situation is fast approaching a repeat of the 1980's missiles race in central Europe.
The winners of the developing situation, as ever, are the weapons manufacturers. They have already convinced millions of Americans that they have a "right" to carry weapons. It's such a pathetic situation. We, meaning our species, are using up so many of our precious resources to construct implements whose only aim is to kill each other. Very, very smart, indeed.
The very concept of a weapon should be outlawed. What? Not practical? We need to defend ourselves? Well, we have managed to agree not to use chemical weapons. Couldn't we extend this ban to other types of weapons? What if the whole world were to agree that there would be no weapons at all?
I find it utterly immoral that anyone should manufacture any implement whose sole intention is the maiming or killing of another human being!
Ah, but, of course, the arms manufacturers would lose their business, wouldn't they. So long as they don't endanger our very existence. Pity that a few million people or so will inevitably become "collateral damage" in the process...
Now is it really Iran that Poland is concerned about? Hmm, again. It just so happens that Poland is very close to... Russia. And the Russian bear is not ignoring this move, so much that it's now warning it will be "forced to redirect its missiles to Poland". The situation is fast approaching a repeat of the 1980's missiles race in central Europe.
The winners of the developing situation, as ever, are the weapons manufacturers. They have already convinced millions of Americans that they have a "right" to carry weapons. It's such a pathetic situation. We, meaning our species, are using up so many of our precious resources to construct implements whose only aim is to kill each other. Very, very smart, indeed.
The very concept of a weapon should be outlawed. What? Not practical? We need to defend ourselves? Well, we have managed to agree not to use chemical weapons. Couldn't we extend this ban to other types of weapons? What if the whole world were to agree that there would be no weapons at all?
I find it utterly immoral that anyone should manufacture any implement whose sole intention is the maiming or killing of another human being!
Ah, but, of course, the arms manufacturers would lose their business, wouldn't they. So long as they don't endanger our very existence. Pity that a few million people or so will inevitably become "collateral damage" in the process...
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