RE: The world united...
November 16, 2014 at 8:08 am
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2014 at 8:16 am by The Grand Nudger.)
You'd probably get more traction if you bred it out of us (rather than wrote up documents...how are those documents working atm....?). Good luck, however you go with it.
-as some additional info which may help to bring some light here - specifically in the case of islam (or any religion/social structure). The exportation of violence to "the outside" or "the other" serves an important social function. It minimizes internal tension and conflict, providing an acceptable outlet for our destructive energies (sometimes a desired outlet...think of all of the honor and respect military service grants seemingly by default). One of my favorite examples of this is that even in what we might see as incredibly peaceful cultures, at least ideologically - such as NE Native American tribes (wherein gifting was the highest "moral good" and killing the lowest "moral evil")- without the potential for violence and conflict an important mechanism for social advancement and identity is removed. So maybe providing some other outlet would nudge us in the direction you want to see us go?
-as some additional info which may help to bring some light here - specifically in the case of islam (or any religion/social structure). The exportation of violence to "the outside" or "the other" serves an important social function. It minimizes internal tension and conflict, providing an acceptable outlet for our destructive energies (sometimes a desired outlet...think of all of the honor and respect military service grants seemingly by default). One of my favorite examples of this is that even in what we might see as incredibly peaceful cultures, at least ideologically - such as NE Native American tribes (wherein gifting was the highest "moral good" and killing the lowest "moral evil")- without the potential for violence and conflict an important mechanism for social advancement and identity is removed. So maybe providing some other outlet would nudge us in the direction you want to see us go?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
