IS THIS HOW MOST WARS BEGIN? A satire about militarization 

	Economy a bit slow?
	Population too high?
	Domestic criticisms mounting?
	Political unity out of stride?

	Don't worry –
	Politicians have known
	since ages old
	the best solution
	to internal problems
	are external scapegoats.

	Find some country to invade
	while mentioning patriotism
	& holding parades.

	With proper manipulation
	& enough disinformation
	the majority
	can be geared for war.

	Invent a plausible context;
	any excuse will do:
	reasons won't matter
	if profits come through.

	There's nothing like a wonderful war
	to unite a country
	& make people feel
	life's worth dying for.


Sam:   Is this how most wars begin?

Terri: (covering her mouth) I’m not sure. Maybe multiple causes exist. 

Kris:  Maybe so, but with nuclear weapons this formula no longer seems viable – 
       it's all too easy to destroy all human life.

Tim:   Yeah, we need more wisdom and compassion.

Ted:   (cynically) Or else something better than mere humans. The homo sapien 
       brain evolved to function in small tribal groups, not mega-populations 
       exceeding one billion.


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from _AmeriSong: Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Amerika_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  Some thoughts about political propaganda, human gullibility, and the economics of war.
KEYWORDS:  nuclear holocaust, war fetish, American myopia, zero-human solution

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2006 in Tokyo, Japan / Finished: 2019 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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