I know that a good number of you on my friends list are talented aspiring writers, or avid readers. I came across this article which I think is one of the most compelling, well-written pieces that I've read in a long time. The subject matter is rather serious and kind of disturbing, but the writing is just so good that any of you who are
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yeah it definitely isn't a disney story with a happy ending. It is disturbing. I find it fascinating though, just as a case study in the human psyche...obviously he is not the only one to return with the feelings he describes. He's just one of the few (maybe the only?) who is brave enough, and articulate enough, to actually tell us openly about these feelings.
Even if it is disturbing, I think it is important, because after all the war has more of a cost than the lives lost and all the destruction that goes on during wartime. There is also the loss of, like you said, the humanity of the soldiers who return and are forever changed by what they have experienced. You could argue that even the survivors could be considered lives claimed by the war.
And then you think about how they will act upon their return, and they will either self destruct, or wreak destruction around them as they continue to chase that elusive thrill or adrenaline rush, back at home. Society will continue to pay the price for raising up a generation of thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies who have become desensitized to the consequences, long after we pull out of Iraq.
but I didn't even mean to get so political...I just love the way he writes.
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