Veterans' Day and Memorial Day are two holidays I have a hard time wrapping my head around. I respect the brave men and women who served their countries in the many wars since the Armistice was signed in 1918. I also hate the conflicts they were involved with. In most cases these young women and men were sent to their deaths by the decisions of old white men who should have known better. After all, hate is a lot easier to foment than understanding. The war between Hamas and Israel is a perfect illustration of this point.
The world is poised on the existential crisis of climate change and the need for cooperation has never been greater. Instead we are creating more veterans of more senseless wars. As the refrain goes, "When will they ever learn".
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