This simple message just came in either from the near, far, or distant future—which one we don’t know.
It could also be from any time in the past—wartime or not.
Country of origin, whether colony or empire, we also don’t know.
But we, as men, never heed its message.
Why? We’ll never know.
And we’ll never learn enough to know.
Or will we?
Read, listen.
Listen:
The ________________ war you’re currently hoping for—as all men hope for war in some strange optimism that only humans consciously possess—or at least hoping to enter at some point as heroes (whether secretly or openly) will be very and detrimentally bad for everyone involved, especially children, the elderly, certain ethnic and religious groups, and the Earth itself.
We’re talking criminally, categorically, scorched-Earth-burnt-dirt-bad-shit awful.
The ________________ war will easily benefit the top 15% of all economic groups worldwide at the sacrifice of most of the bottom 15%. The middle 70% will also suffer from the hellish business of nations hurting other nations in varying degrees. It’s all we’ve ever known.
Everyone will have to deal with the fallout from the _________________ war, and whoever is saying that war is good is willingly forgetting all the people who will die or lose loved ones and that kind of thing.
There are many alternatives to war, and people are employing them most of the time in their communities, schools, worship centers, and businesses, but for some reason you all love a good fight to the death, and celebrate the murdering that always brings said deaths.
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So please avoid the ________________ war at all costs and reconsider any more bloodshed.
Sincerely,
The Future
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Humanity, still exists. The world will now eat the rich. — brilliant article!!
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Yes! I’d just been late night trawling, looking for the end of the world, draining my own lifeforce with the existentialism of it all. Searching for the next war a bit too much. We have to choose as individuals aging what kind of world we want to contribute to for the next generation. Get involved! We can make a difference!!