| Re: War: Do we need guns, bombs and knives to fight it? (some thoughts on JS Mill) |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Day BrownDay Brown Date: Aug 18, 2008 14:57
Cormagh wrote:
> While Mill's point is correct, I would like to call attention to the
> destructiveness of overbaking these notions. One is that there are
> better men - any "better man" theory should be proven if leadership is
> to evolve. Another is the assumption that the only reason for pacifism
> is "personal safety". Many men object to war for moral reasons not
> related to self-protection. These men still have a responsibility to
> make their voice heard.
Better men are rational. As for the irrational, there but two ways to
control them: violence or sex. Pick one.
There were cultures run by women who used the latter. And now with safe
sex techniques, it again becomes feasible. Men employ violence hoping to
have the power to get laid. Get them laid anyway, and they will fight
for the women who make that possible.
Monogamy will not work. With just one woman, the warrior comes to think
he owns her. With a group of women, each of whom has other men she has
sex with, he comes to think that they own him.
Were we to setup brothels in Bagdad, we could find out where all the
bomb factories were within a month.
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