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losteverything
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Claude Shannon at Bell Labs
My history could be very distorted but the "war is bad and to be avoided" idea came to life (in my lifetime) during Vietnam years.
I cant imagine the us population rallying around a new war like they did in the '40's
tyingq
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Only about 25% of US military in Vietnam were draftees. Suggests there were 2 distinct trains of thought on "war is bad".
thearn4
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We saw similar rallying in the year following 9-11 and the initial invasion of Afghanistan. With the invasion of Iraq in 2003, it became more complicated very quickly.
maroonblazer
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If something akin to a "Pearl Harbor" struck us today I could totally see us rallying around a new war.
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I cant imagine the us population rallying around a new war like they did in the '40's