The Occasional Solipsist

I hate war.

I mean, I really hate the idea that people think they have the right to take away the only lives of others because of some belief system they have that conflicts with those they're killing.

Maybe its geographical, or ideological, or just about greed. Most often its semantic differences in religions. But I won't go there again for awhile.

Whatever the reason, I don't think it is ever okay to kill another person for any reason other than self defense. And self-defense does not include preemptive attacks on oil-rich countries that someday might have weapons that they might strike first with. I'm looking directly at you, George W. Bush.

But the bottom line is that the vocal majority of people in the world do not think as I do. And that's why even though I may disagree with the reasons we only-slightly-evolved-monkeys make war on one another over and over again, I salute the many men and women who have given their lives in countless conflicts defending my country from those who don't keep my attitude towards life.

On this day of remembrance, I remember the people who are responsible for giving me the freedom to want for a better world for my daughter, my wife and myself.

I remember, Canada.

Here's a link to a video montage done by global tv. Click the 'Lest We Forget' video. Props to Jen at Spaghetti Harvest for posting the link first.

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