Eternal flame, Field of Mars, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Monument to the Fallen Fighters of the Revolution, St. Petersburg, Russia, area converted by the Petrograd Soviet from a park to a burial ground after the February Revolution, dedications 1917-1919.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Immediate reward drives war. Future remorse is no deterrent; immediate reward of the act drives conflict

Future remorse will not offset belief in the fast, immediate reward. War is not deterred by future remorse concerns.  The issue boils over in theories where issues collide:  is the conflict for a) survival; as in disaster;   or b. turf -- as in "we want what you have" and that's enough. Read "When the English Fall," by David Williams 2017.  Read the NYT review at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/books/review/when-the-english-fall-david-williams.html. Amish and conflict.  What are limits, and options, for pacifism. 

The violent ones.  What is the role of remorse:  Is remorse just because an imposition effort failed? Or because it now is known as morally wrong. What penalty. Does remorse as to the outcome of one war, deter another? Or lead to a greater effort next time, a learning from "mistakes" that led to defeat. War goes on.
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Germany is not alone, although much focus in the west focuses there, see Germany Road Ways.  Buchenwald
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