I used to think it was dumb to spend money on military power. Why not use that money to help the people who want to hurt you? So they don't want to hurt you anymore. I think I see now, that if you give someone one thing, they naturally move on to also wanting the next of your things. It just how orginisms thrive. I believe now that self defense is necessary whether at a personal or societal level.
I do dream of the day when, as a whole planet, we can build together a defensive force ready to handle incoming threats, maybe alien species, probably meteors and asteroids and things. Those things cost money though, but I think that is money well spent. It joins people mentally, physically, emotionally. A common purpose. This is nothing new, only something this libby lib dib realizes I was wrong about. *spoilers* I really enjoy the scene in Avengers where Iron Man feeds the alien ship a nuclear missile, love it.
Thank you for prompting me to share OP. ☮︎
That’s a good one and it’s interesting how our views can change as we gain more experience and see different sides of an issue.
The idea of humanity eventually working together against common external threat is an optimistic one. Hopefully we learn to cooperate more before we are forced to.
