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"It is the oldest ironies that are still the most satisfying: man, when preparing for bloody war, will orate loudly and most eloquently in the name of peace. This dichotomy is not an invention of the twentieth century, yet it is in this century that the most striking examples of the phenomena have appeared. Never before has man pursued global harmony more vocally while amassing stockpiles of weapons so devastating in their effect. The second world war - we were told - was The War To End Wars. The development of the atomic bomb is the Weapon To End Wars.
And yet wars continue. Currently, no nation on this planet is not involved in some form of armed struggle, if not against its neighbors then against internal forces. Furthermore, as ever-escalating amounts of money are poured into the pursuit of the specific weapon or conflict that will bring everlasting peace, the drain of our economies creates a rundown urban landscape where crime flourishes and people are concerned less with national security than with the simple personal security needed to stop at the store late at night for a quart of milk without being mugged. The places we struggled so viciously to keep safe are becoming increasingly dangerous." - Dr. Manhattan. (How funny that a piece of fiction from over 20 years ago rings so true today more so than it did when it was written.)
"It's October, 1985. Deciding to create something, I turn away from the stars that may have burned out aeons ago. I no longer wish to look at them. I no longer wish to look at dead things."
Just some of the things I want to remember whilst reading the Watchmen.
And yet wars continue. Currently, no nation on this planet is not involved in some form of armed struggle, if not against its neighbors then against internal forces. Furthermore, as ever-escalating amounts of money are poured into the pursuit of the specific weapon or conflict that will bring everlasting peace, the drain of our economies creates a rundown urban landscape where crime flourishes and people are concerned less with national security than with the simple personal security needed to stop at the store late at night for a quart of milk without being mugged. The places we struggled so viciously to keep safe are becoming increasingly dangerous." - Dr. Manhattan. (How funny that a piece of fiction from over 20 years ago rings so true today more so than it did when it was written.)
"It's October, 1985. Deciding to create something, I turn away from the stars that may have burned out aeons ago. I no longer wish to look at them. I no longer wish to look at dead things."
Just some of the things I want to remember whilst reading the Watchmen.