There is a certain percentage of the human population that wants war, suffering and killing. Some are open about their bloodlust. Others may deny having such desires, even to themselves, often believing that grievances justify killing and war.
Too many people want to hate, want to be aggrieved, and are willing to let their hate and grievances lead to violence, destruction, killing and war.
Hate, anger and the willingness to be violent pass from generation to generation. There is no forgiveness. There is no compassion. The enemy's children are treated as the enemy itself, and are held responsible for grievances, imaginary or not, for what the enemy or enemy's ancestors may or may not have committed. New generations of children are not given fresh starts. Killing and the desire to avenge grievances, real or not, are given greater consideration than the lives and well being of the children of the enemy and that of the children on all sides.
And so wars, hate, violence, terror, destruction and misery continues.
Dehumanizing, delegitimizing and demonizing the enemy is the start of the nightmare, and then misery, destruction, killing and war follow.
Scapegoats are used by demented or deficient people to deflect away from their own sins and deficiencies. Targeting a scapegoat enables demented, cruel and corrupt human beings, ideologies and beliefs to hold sway over vast populations of people. Scapegoating delegitimatizes and dehumanizes the targeted enemy, and paves the way for violence, killing, terror and war.
Uncontrolled hate, scapegoating, demonizing, delegitimizing and the quickness to resort to violence ensures there is no peace in the world, no true justice, no true effort to rectify or address environmental degradation, poverty, nuclear proliferation, or any of the other great threats to humanity's survival and future.
The prelude to war starts with delegitimizing, demonizing and dehumanizing entire populations of people or a UN recognized country itself. Delegitimizing and diminishing other human beings lead to violence, war and terror in which there is no regard for the lives of children, the elderly, the handicapped, the defenseless.
The senselessness of war started by the rich and privileged, supported by brainwashed masses, destroys the lives not only of the invaded, but of the cannon fodder soldiers of the invaders, whose lives are permanently altered for the worst, assuming they survive. War profits a few while ensuring death, maiming and misery for the many.
The largest country in the world has abundant resources and agriculture. It is not overpopulated like many countries. It is rich in oil, timber, fertilizers, natural gas and other resources, yet found it necessary to invade a neighboring country for not a single reason that will ever justify this much pain, death, maiming, misery, destruction and suffering.
Humankind faces unprecedented crisis. It fails once again to mobilize around the real threats to human existence and well being, and instead diverts resources to militaries and to war. Environmental catastrophes facing humankind once again are pushed to the side and not only are ignored, but are made worse. War ensures poverty, hunger, disease, starvation, homelessness, famine, death, mutilation and misery increases in size and severity.
After Russia's war against Ukraine and all of the other senseless, idiotic active wars end, people will find another. The vicious, insane cycle will continue. Already in other places delegitimizing, dehumanizing and demonizing are well in place, setting the stage for new rounds of hate, violence, war and misery.
