Who wants a war?

CursedSkeptic · 03-09-2008 01:20PM #1

I'll tell you who, me. After viewing images from the recent Georgian conflict I think it is just about time for another epic scale war between genuine first world nations. I want full scale armor and artillery bombardments, chemical weapons, dead civilians, dead soldiers, dead everything. I want to see it played out before my eyes like some sort of soap opera each night on the news. I want images of national leaders in black suits and red ties pounding at mahogany desks as they send a thousand soldiers to their deaths without blinking, I want fighter jets strafing airfields, I want POW tortured, I want pepper red explosions to burst forth as if hell itself has shown its unbridled fury to the world, I want missiles launched into the night sky miles from those who will soon be lying torn and broken in the scorched rubble of their shattered home. I want to see a war.

biko · 03-09-2008 01:22PM

And reported by Fox and journalists in flak jackets.

Relevant · 03-09-2008 01:23PM

I know this counts as personal abuse but i think people will agree when i say that you are an idiot

Fanny Cradock · 03-09-2008 01:23PM

Rent out Platoon instead.

pablomakaveli · 03-09-2008 01:23PM

Everyone always say they hate war and are against it but when there is a big war the round the clock news coverage show that many people find it entertaining. Remember the invasion of Iraq when people were glued to their tv screens watching it on the news.

R0ot · 03-09-2008 01:24PM

This isn't the way new wars will be fought though, it'll be nuke them, then retaliation then we are all screwed. :pac:

m3llowship · 03-09-2008 01:24PM

Relevant wrote: »

I know this counts as personal abuse but i think people will agree when i say that you are an idiot

I second that motion.
</div>

m3llowship · 03-09-2008 01:25PM

CursedSkeptic wrote: »

I'll tell you who, me. After viewing images from the recent Georgian conflict I think it is just about time for another epic scale war between genuine first world nations. I want full scale armor and artillery bombardments, chemical weapons, dead civilians, dead soldiers, dead everything. I want to see it played out before my eyes like some sort of soap opera each night on the news. I want images of national leaders in black suits and red ties pounding at mahogany desks as they send a thousand soldiers to their deaths without blinking, I want fighter jets strafing airfields, I want POW tortured, I want pepper red explosions to burst forth as if hell itself has shown its unbridled fury to the world, I want missiles launched into the night sky miles from those who will soon be lying torn and broken in the scorched rubble of their shattered home. I want to see a war.

What the hell is wrong with you?

</div>

Dun laoire · 03-09-2008 01:26PM

That's it son, just let it all out.

CursedSkeptic · 03-09-2008 01:27PM

R0ot wrote: »

This isn't the way new wars will be fought though, it'll be nuke them, then retaliation then we are all screwed. :pac:

Don't be so sure, mutually assured destruction would make them think twice

aidan24326 · 03-09-2008 01:28PM

biko wrote: »

And reported by Fox and journalists in flak jackets.

Who will be told in an anxious voice to 'keep safe' by the studio news anchor even though the pleb in the flak jacket is probably 30 miles from where any real fighting is taking place.

Relevant wrote: »

I know this counts as personal abuse but i think people will agree when i say that you are an idiot

I certainly agree. The fool saying he wants a war mightn't be so keen if it was happening on his own doorstep, and he had to witness his own family and friends being killed and injured, a harsh reality that's often filtered out of sanitised news reports that glorify war with their 'shock and awe' slogans and the like. Sky News are probably the biggest offenders of all in this regard.

thelordofcheese · 03-09-2008 01:29PM

CursedSkeptic wrote: »

I'll tell you who, me. After viewing images from the recent Georgian conflict I think it is just about time for another epic scale war between genuine first world nations. I want full scale armor and artillery bombardments, chemical weapons, dead civilians, dead soldiers, dead everything. I want to see it played out before my eyes like some sort of soap opera each night on the news. I want images of national leaders in black suits and red ties pounding at mahogany desks as they send a thousand soldiers to their deaths without blinking, I want fighter jets strafing airfields, I want POW tortured, I want pepper red explosions to burst forth as if hell itself has shown its unbridled fury to the world, I want missiles launched into the night sky miles from those who will soon be lying torn and broken in the scorched rubble of their shattered home. I want to see a war... but i don't want to have to fight in it

I fixed that for you.

CursedSkeptic · 03-09-2008 01:30PM

aidan24326 wrote: »

Who will be told in an anxious voice to 'keep safe' by the studio news anchor even though the pleb in the flak jacket is probably 30 miles from where any real fighting is taking place.

I certainly agree. The fool saying he wants a war mightn't be so keen if it was happening on his own doorstep, and he had to witness his own family and friends being killed and injured, a harsh reality that's often filtered out of sanitised news reports that glorify war with their 'shock and awe' slogans and the like. Sky News are probably the biggest offenders of all in this regard.

Who said anything about being affected directly by the war, no, I just have a desire to view it much like a film or television series, only with higher stakes

chin_grin · 03-09-2008 01:32PM

CursedSkeptic wrote: »

I'll tell you who, me. After viewing images from the recent Georgian conflict I think it is just about time for another epic scale war between genuine first world nations. I want full scale armor and artillery bombardments, chemical weapons, dead civilians, dead soldiers, dead everything. I want to see it played out before my eyes like some sort of soap opera each night on the news. I want images of national leaders in black suits and red ties pounding at mahogany desks as they send a thousand soldiers to their deaths without blinking, I want fighter jets strafing airfields, I want POW tortured, I want pepper red explosions to burst forth as if hell itself has shown its unbridled fury to the world, I want missiles launched into the night sky miles from those who will soon be lying torn and broken in the scorched rubble of their shattered home. I want to see a war.

Put the controller down and step away from Call of Duty 4.

challengemaster · 03-09-2008 01:34PM

CursedSkeptic wrote: »

Who said anything about being affected directly by the war, no, I just have a desire to view it much like a film or television series, only with higher stakes

Go join the Irish defence forces. GL HF.

CursedSkeptic · 03-09-2008 01:34PM

thelordofcheese wrote: »

I fixed that for you.

Yeah, thats what I meant

aidan24326 · 03-09-2008 01:35PM

CursedSkeptic wrote: »

Who said anything about being affected directly by the war, no, I just have a desire to view it much like a film or television series, only with higher stakes

So basically you want to be entertained by the misery and suffering of others? As has been said you want a war once you don't have to dirty your own hands.

War is an ugly business, and like I said it's not about the glorified bullsh1t that we see on Sky News. It's about ordinary people being killed and maimed left, right and centre. It's not just soldiers who die in a war.

Relevant · 03-09-2008 01:37PM

I am willing to bet anything that the OP is an emo

chin_grin · 03-09-2008 01:38PM

Relevant wrote: »

I am willing to bet anything that the OP is an emo

+1

CursedSkeptic · 03-09-2008 01:39PM

aidan24326 wrote: »

So basically you want to be entertained by the misery and suffering of others? As has been said you want a war once you don't have to dirty your own hands.

War is an ugly business, and like I said it's not about the glorified bullsh1t that we see on Sky News. It's about ordinary people being killed and maimed left, right and centre. It's not just soldiers who die in a war.

I don't care about people being killed in this war I postulate, isn't there some saying about breaking eggs to make omelette's? I am not willing to make any personal sacrifice of any kind but that doesn't mean that I can't be entertained by the plight of others

Cool_CM · 03-09-2008 01:39PM

chin_grin wrote: »

Put the controller down and step away from Call of Duty 4.

Just sit back and watch other people kill each other in spectator mode.

Silenceisbliss · 03-09-2008 01:40PM

I DO I DO I DO!!

seriously, id love one. safe here on me little island heehee.

let technology evolve a bit more i say!

dont listen to the other OP, youre on the freekin ball here!

CursedSkeptic · 03-09-2008 01:40PM

Relevant wrote: »

I am willing to bet anything that the OP is an emo

No, far from it in fact

Captain Ginger · 03-09-2008 01:42PM

I'm willing to bet OP is a 13 year old who's played a little too much Call of Duty.

Cool_CM · 03-09-2008 01:43PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Vaz9jW054

Still want a war? Speak tells it like it is...

Silenceisbliss · 03-09-2008 01:45PM

meh, theres too many people. need a bit of extermination to clean thingsd up.

also, i for one am getting pretty sick of the god complex that the states has adopted over the last few decades. now that theyre runnin a bit low with oil, and russia and china have lots. i say tear down the states and welcome in communism!

YEY COMMUNISM LOVES YOU

chin_grin · 03-09-2008 01:45PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Vaz9jW054

Still want a war? Speak tells it like it is...

BRILLIANT, forgot about this vid.

"Yee com oun!"

Terry · 03-09-2008 01:46PM

Relevant wrote: »

I know this counts as personal abuse but i think people will agree when i say that you are an idiot

m3llowship wrote: »

I second that motion.
</div>

Banned.

Silenceisbliss · 03-09-2008 01:50PM

Terry wrote: »

Banned.

THATS WHAT WE NEED! a leader like terry!

INDISCRIMINANT, COLD, AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT!

Terry, if theres ever a big war where Ireland defeats the world, and I personally get to vote for the new leader of the planet... id choose you

this is how many bans now outtas curiousity?

robby^5 · 03-09-2008 01:51PM

In all fairness, it is true we are entertained by the war coverage by the media, remember when iraq began? I think I stayed up all night watching missles blow up building all around baghdad when it began...

but to actually will a war for your own entertainment is quite sick tbh. That said we probably dont need to will it to happen, the state of the world atm pretty much guarantee's more conflict by the end of this decade.

Silenceisbliss · 03-09-2008 01:52PM

robby^5 wrote: »

In all fairness, it is true we are entertained by the war coverage by the media, remember when iraq began? I think I stayed up all night watching missles blow up building all around baghdad when it began...

but to actually will a war for your own entertainment is quite sick tbh.

meh, people die all the time, this way they go out with a bang..... heehehe, what a pun:pac:

Who wants a war?

Comments