Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully rescued

Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by joejerryronnie on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:22AM (#17498871)

Interesting, I'll have to re-read as it's been several years. My original takeaway was that the surface level pro-military engagement aspect was meant as deep irony and that the user was encouraged to draw their own conclusions. Mine was that war is horrific, even if done for the right reasons.

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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by Udik on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @12:24PM (#17499532)

"Yeah, war is horrible, but we have to do it."

That's militarism.

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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by LyndsySimon on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @05:52PM (#17502533)

That reminds me of another quote: "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it." - Robert E. Lee, commenting on the Battle of Fredericksburg

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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by joejerryronnie on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @02:15PM (#17500723)

I feel like that is overly simplistic. The world is not black and white.

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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by Udik on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @03:12AM (#17505004)

True, of course it's a simplification. What I meant to say is that the militaristic argument will always be that you'd rather avoid war, but you're forced into it. This doesn't mean that it's never true- but rather that you should be highly suspicious of the claim.

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Re:Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully ... by joejerryronnie on Thursday July 12, 2018 @04:18PM (#17518266)

Yes, this is definitely true. The sincere form of this argument is very easily co-opted by the military industrial complex.

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