"It's in your nature to destroy yourselves."
There are so many contributing factors to consider in the current Iranian conflict, from nearly a half-century of bloody Islamic terrorism to the present-day threat of nuclear war. Thinking back upon my personal history, I realized that I was born during a war, came of age during a war, and lived most of my adulthood watching numerous ongoing armed conflicts unfold. As this point in my life, it's reasonable to assume I'll probably die during a war.
It's difficult to trust or believe anything said or heard on the airwaves. We have heard too much over the years, listened to too many lies, seen too much equivocating, witnessed too few positive results. Today the element of hatred permeates our national politics and culture to a suicidal degree. It's difficult to do anything except hold on and hope for a good outcome. But I am, as so many others are, doubtful that will happen.
Human nature is fallen; history proves we are prone to choose the worst options for solving our problems. After all the war and carnage we have lived through, worldwide over the decades, it's easy to believe that humans are our own worst enemy. Far from seeming like fanciful science-fiction from 1991, the Terminator's ominous words alluding to humanity's demise sound prophetic today.
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| Scene from Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
