For some reason these make me so sad. What happened after the Christmas truce? They went back to senseless slaughter.
They met, they laughed, they sang and shared, they saw each other’s humanity. And then they went straight back to murdering eachother. Given the insanity and absurdity of that, what hope is there for our species?
It is bittersweet overall, but to me, the inspiring part is that the soldiers themselves were good with throwing down their arms, understanding the position their opponents were in and seeing them as men in the same situation as them.
It was only the politicians and generals that ordered a return to fighting. It says to me most people are good, even when they’re put in a dangerous situation and told that being inhumane is the only way out. The people with power and ambition are the ones that want the fighting, but most of us would rather be friends.
For some reason these make me so sad. What happened after the Christmas truce? They went back to senseless slaughter.
They met, they laughed, they sang and shared, they saw each other’s humanity. And then they went straight back to murdering eachother. Given the insanity and absurdity of that, what hope is there for our species?
It is bittersweet overall, but to me, the inspiring part is that the soldiers themselves were good with throwing down their arms, understanding the position their opponents were in and seeing them as men in the same situation as them.
It was only the politicians and generals that ordered a return to fighting. It says to me most people are good, even when they’re put in a dangerous situation and told that being inhumane is the only way out. The people with power and ambition are the ones that want the fighting, but most of us would rather be friends.