Sticks and Stones Ok, Just No Name Calling
We expect these types of developments from the military sectors of any society because throughout history, nations have always searched for any and all military advantage against possible enemies. No one disputes this, since there is an evidence trail supporting this notion going back probably well over 5000 years. Rocks and stones were usurped by bows and arrows, then catapults, then supplanted by guns, then by machine guns, to bombs to lasers, etc etc.
In the present day, China has been quite publicly showcasing their military might as has Russia and of course, North Korea, which fires off ICBM’s regularly as proof of their ability. Sabre rattling and huffing and puffing to be sure, but that is the entire point; to intimidate your enemies. Meanwhile, if the American popular media are to believed, the U.S. army is consumed with the idea of the eligibility of gender confused individuals being members of their armed forces. This could in fact be a brilliant military ploy on the part of the Americans to render their enemies hapless through laughter.
Oddly, many today seem to forget the fundamental truth about military conflicts: that they’re in it to win since losing likely means death. If military conflict is seen to be the only resolution, then there should be no holds barred to achieve victory. When soldiers sign up to an army of any nation, one of the first things that happens is that they become anonymous. They become numbers and not individuals. They are homogenized by haircut, by dress and by behavior. The individual is sublimated to create strength for the group. No one should care about the next person’s peccadillos, nor should they command any special consideration of them. There really is no room for the new age sensitivities that are in such vogue these days at newly effete corporations. There is no inclusiveness, no micro-aggressions, no gluten free diets and no choice of hairstyles.
The media obsession of rooting out ‘injustices’ in all aspects of normal life really don’t apply to a community of people who are expected to kill or possibly be killed in the course of their duty. There are no standard cappuccino and restroom breaks. In fact, in theater, there may be no gender specified washrooms; unless you wanted to post a sign over a hole.
We may tolerate the effete sensitivity required in many of today’s PC businesses, but why not leave the serious business of killing people to those that aren’t going to be offended because of micro aggressions or hurtful name calling? If the enemies ever found out how soft the military underbelly is, they’d give up developing weapons and just make their soldiers watch old Don Rickles videos.