Samuel Sugimoto
Section A01
Empire of Death and
the Plague of Civil Violence
Hamamoto’s “Empire
of Death and the Plague of Civil Violence” discusses the many different types
of murder that occur in society. I would
like to believe that society is not based on murder, rather that murder is imbedded
in human nature, partially primitive, partially morbid curiosity. Humans still have not given up their “kill or
be killed” nature, which is a relic of our prehistoric past. Sometimes, that nature takes over a person, combine
it with how rarely people come across death in everyday life and people can
lose track of their moral compass. When
it comes to wars, the “kill or be killed” mentality is on full display. Soldiers are always on high alert, and are
trained to immediately eliminate any immediate threat. And when soldiers are fighting a winning
battle, the power gets to their heads, and they no longer see the human in their
fellow man. It is then that genocide and
killing of innocent civilians become commonplace.
Question: Should military training and/or civilian education
be revised in an attempt to lessen the probability of soldiers committing genocide
and other war crimes.
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