What is a woman's place in war?
When the Civil War broke out, many women in the North and the South were asking themselves what their place was in the war. Some like Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton joined up as nurses. Others wrote about their experiences at home. Unfortunately, those who asked this question were asking a false question, and it is one that continues to haunt us today.
With the patriotic outpouring after Sept. 11, few people, as represented by the mainstream media, have question the purpose of the Department of Defense. The country has struggled with the question of “What is a woman’s place in war?” Should they be allowed to serve on the frontlines?
As long as that is the question that people ask, the world will never be rid of war and its terrible consequences. The answer to the questions are very simple. “What is a man’s place in war? What is a woman’s place in war?”
Men and women have no place in war. People have no place in war. Human beings have no place in war. War is the single most destructive thing, and it strips people of their humanity more quickly than any other event can. There are individual examples where that hasn’t happened, but there are myriad examples where people come back changed and not for the better.
Changing the question about war and realizing that people have no part in it is the first step toward turning swords into plowshares and making this world a better place for all of its inhabitants.
With the patriotic outpouring after Sept. 11, few people, as represented by the mainstream media, have question the purpose of the Department of Defense. The country has struggled with the question of “What is a woman’s place in war?” Should they be allowed to serve on the frontlines?
As long as that is the question that people ask, the world will never be rid of war and its terrible consequences. The answer to the questions are very simple. “What is a man’s place in war? What is a woman’s place in war?”
Men and women have no place in war. People have no place in war. Human beings have no place in war. War is the single most destructive thing, and it strips people of their humanity more quickly than any other event can. There are individual examples where that hasn’t happened, but there are myriad examples where people come back changed and not for the better.
Changing the question about war and realizing that people have no part in it is the first step toward turning swords into plowshares and making this world a better place for all of its inhabitants.