Random Thoughts on Death, Dying, and the Reality of America’s Wars
Another reason for the persistence of America's wars is captured in a speech by Chief Dan George in the movie, "Little Big Man." We have little sense of the sanctity of life, and we treat nature like our personal trash can. As Chief Dan George says, "If things keep trying to live, White Man will rub them out." We need a much more enlightened approach to nature -- and to ourselves -- but we seem content instead to become purveyors of violence even as we play down or even deny the reality of death from our weapons and wars.