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There is nothing in the world that I truly abhor
Like the senseless exercise that is war
International strife
Makes misery rife
Is the best we can do really meekly asking “what is it good for”?
I mean I don’t wish to bore and procrastinate
But given its tendency to burn and devastate
And its constant repeat
Ensure eventual defeat
Why can’t we give up this senseless hate?
I don’t like the American bosses but don’t hate the Yanks
Especially not the poor sods marching in the ranks
Nor do I hate the French
Or the heirs of the Ubermensch
Nor do I hate Ivan and Artyom crammed into Russian Tanks
I don’t hate anyone not even the sons of the Shah
In fact I think peace with them would go real far
Better than a mention
Of Geneva Convention
I look forward to the day when we all can give a hearty Yee-Hah!
I know I’m usually in the extreme minority
On issues of beliefs, politics and sexuality
But I’m surely not
The only one to give a jot
So again why haven’t we ended this vile travesty?
Like the senseless exercise that is war
International strife
Makes misery rife
Is the best we can do really meekly asking “what is it good for”?
I mean I don’t wish to bore and procrastinate
But given its tendency to burn and devastate
And its constant repeat
Ensure eventual defeat
Why can’t we give up this senseless hate?
I don’t like the American bosses but don’t hate the Yanks
Especially not the poor sods marching in the ranks
Nor do I hate the French
Or the heirs of the Ubermensch
Nor do I hate Ivan and Artyom crammed into Russian Tanks
I don’t hate anyone not even the sons of the Shah
In fact I think peace with them would go real far
Better than a mention
Of Geneva Convention
I look forward to the day when we all can give a hearty Yee-Hah!
I know I’m usually in the extreme minority
On issues of beliefs, politics and sexuality
But I’m surely not
The only one to give a jot
So again why haven’t we ended this vile travesty?
The hundredth anniversary of the First World War is next year, as such there's been a lot of programming about it some of good some of it pretty awful. You'd think some of the stuff they put out came from the Ministry of War 1914. When I was a military researcher (still am technically) I came to realise that most wars between countries were pointless and hypocritical. But you don't have to take my word for it, here's Harry Patch the last Tommy "Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims."
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Love it.