tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post6890749952301643224..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: Violence Begets Violence?Sandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-76676802559509936122007-03-21T14:33:00.000-05:002007-03-21T14:33:00.000-05:00I basically agree with you, Chris. My own father ...I basically agree with you, Chris. My own father came back from Korea emotionlly damaged, and abandoned us. If you train people to harm others, and send them off to do just that, it can't help but dehumanize them, I think. Which is why I'm anti-war.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-22198320229179228002007-03-21T07:47:00.000-05:002007-03-21T07:47:00.000-05:00While it's true that some people turn to the milit...While it's true that some people turn to the military because they have no other promising career options and/or because they have a passion ad talent for violence, many, many, many people in the military enter it for good and noble reasons. My contention here - and any thoughtful reader will notice that I haven't supported it, but simply tossed it out there - is that military training and Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-76424835469699560502007-03-21T03:01:00.000-05:002007-03-21T03:01:00.000-05:00I guess the military is one of those institutions ...I guess the military is one of those institutions that can attract a certain kind of person. Being a peace-nik, I have a bias against the military, but I know too that there are some good guys there ... my grandfather was in the army for 20 years, and I have a Jesuit friend who was a marine in Vietnam and is now an army chaplain. I wonder if they're the exceptions, though.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.com