War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
Chris Hedges, "War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1610393597 | 224 pages | EPUB | 1 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1610393597 | 224 pages | EPUB | 1 MB
General George S. Patton famously said, "Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded general, it is nonetheless a sad fact that war gives meaning to many lives, a fact with which we have become familiar now that America is once again engaged in a military conflict. War is an enticing elixir. It gives us purpose, resolve, a cause. It allows us to be noble.
Chris Hedges of The New York Times has seen war up close – in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Central America – and he has been troubled by what he has seen: friends, enemies, colleagues, and strangers intoxicated and even addicted to war's heady brew. In War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, he tackles the ugly truths about humanity's love affair with war, offering a sophisticated, nuanced, intelligent meditation on the subject that is also gritty, powerful, and unforgettable.