Stephen H.

Hostility

Our world, as far back as history goes, has almost always been consumed with war in one way or another. When we aren’t fighting each other, we are finding ways to defeat each other more successfully. Therefore, one may draw the conclusion that the human is a fundamentally hostile animal. One may also draw the conclusion that it is human nature to be drawn into conflict with other humans. Even now, in our so-called technologically advanced era, we spend countless millions of dollars developing weapons and killing machines. The truth is, world peace is probably a hoax, but the fact remains that we must, as an entire people, start thinking about more sensible alternatives to throwing endless funding at insane ideas like the "Space Gun."

Unfortunately, change is hard to come by, and one reason for this is the traditions we have developed over time. For America, a relatively young country with a turbulent past, these traditions tend towards war. Less than sixty years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was informing the country of "a date which will live in infamy."The American people will never forget that horrible day in 1941 when their own leader told everybody who would listen about a surprise Japanese attack. It is for this reason, the fact that we have a concept of anger and sadness, that we will always have war. There will always be ambitious conquerors like Japan, and there will always be the rivals, waiting for just the right time to spring into battle. I believe that war is self-perpetuating, and it is this, not the idea that humans are inherently violent that will forever keep us fighting ourselves.

Maybe our advancement has gone so far that our hunting seems more like slaughter now. However, this picture was taken at least 100 years ago! Now it seems to be worse! Does this image of mass slaughter hold true, or is it simply one person doing the job of many, killing to feed not just himself but everyone else too.