The Art of War

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Actually, it's always the same, hardly have most people recovered from the last war than the first begin to dream about it again.

Here, too, barely 75 years after the Second World War, the old nationalists or the new European superstates are starting to have similar thoughts. And again it is precisely those who have always avoided everything, know how to prevent their own involvement in the next armed conflict and only want to satisfy their own striving for power and profit at the expense of everyone else.

Since the well-known striving for power and profit of individual social groups is hardly sufficient to lure entire societies into decline, there are always "romantics" who want to get something good and beautiful out of war. Andre Glucksman summarized this, for example, in the following words:

"La guerre seule, permet à un people de surmonter ses contradictions morales, économiques et sociales."

Andre Glucksman, Le Discours de la Guerre (1967)

And even normal people are finding a taste for war again as a kind of “social cleansing agent”, especially when they have absolutely no idea about war and tend to associate it with blockbusters from the Hollywood universe or, more recently, with first-person shooters from the confuse game world.

I recommend a book to all these people, and especially to those who don't just shy away from community service or even do their military service themselves, that deals extensively with the war and is still considered today and the The standard work of the art of war applies. It was from the Chinese Sun Tzu written about 500 years before Christ and comes to the following conclusion:

"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

If that is already the conclusion of a military, which is shared by every strategist without any ifs or buts, what should the conclusion of every peace-loving citizen actually be?!

“But I say to you: love your enemies; bless those who curse you; do good to those who hate you; pray for those who insult and persecute you..."

Matthew 5:44

The world would probably be well advised if a compromise could finally be found between these two poles, that of the military and that of the Christians. Unfortunately, however, the world is ruled by normal people who just don't want to give up war.

That's why it would be a good thing if, instead of paying homage to the war in cinemas and on flat screens, you start by looking at the relevant specialist literature.

I dare say that if most of us, but especially our responsible ministers and politicians, would deal with the subject of war, this topic will soon only be in the history books, because when you learn to understand wars, you know also that and how best to prevent them.

The work mentioned above Sun Tzu “The Art of War” consists of 13 chapters and is very easy to read despite its age. Under this hyperlink You will also find an English version, which I have been using myself for years.

"I have good news for you, my lord. War has begun."

Christopher Lee as Count Dooku in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

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