The Masters and Servants of War

Some of the most poetic, prophetic, and truthful words ever written about war can be found in the lyrics of Bob Dylan’s Masters of War. It sums up the differences between the people who fight our wars with the people who receive the untold benefits. As I write this post, the song swirls in my mind with incessant ruthlessness. I suppose I just know too many victims to be able to ignore this imbalance of power.

“War is a spectacle of killing, horror, injury, and death.”

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