| From: | Quindrael d.n.m.vannederveen@****.warande.ruu.nl |
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| Subject: | Spirits of War |
| Date: | Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:17:53 +0200 |
>>Spirit of War would manifest would be as Minuteman or WWII GI, while a tox
>>form would appear as an SS Officer or a Cen/SouAm death squad member.
I think you could easily think up a normal American (or any other country)
soldier/officer for a Toxic Spirit of War. It's not like it's only the "bad
guys we always love to blacken while being blind to our own atrocities" who
could be called "toxic".
Few examples: atrocities by GI's during Vietnam against the Vietnamese, USA
dropping an atomb bomb, officers giving orders they know will kill many of
theirr own people without any result, just for personal reasons - happens
in every war. What about last year's video shoots of soldiers "initiating"
each other by pushing long sharp needles in each others chests, etc.? And
to show you I'm not only ranting against the USA: currently, here in
Holland we have (again) a huge uproar because of possible ultra-right
behavior of some of our soldiers in Bosnia, where they were sent to protect
the people!
To be honest, I think War of these days is almost always toxic. If not
ever. Has it really ever been "honourable"?
VrGr David
"Shapes of angels the night casts lie dead but dreaming in my past and
they're here, they want to meet you, they want to play with you, so take
the dream."
(Fields of the Nephilim - "Sumerland (what dreams may come)")
