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My son (12 years) had to do a speech about war. His opening line was 'War is hellish at the best of times'. I'm not sure if this is his own words, or some he found elsewhere. It kinda gave me hope that (for all we say about the younger generation) perhaps they see a future that is peaceful, a future that they have a say in.

Do you think our youngsters, with all their 'attitude' just maybe have the answer. We knock them for their attitude, we knock them for their apparent 'bloody mindedness', but just maybe they could be the ones that stop this craziness.

At 12 years, I did not give a toss about war - at least they are thinking about it.

ThePheasant;768795 wrote: My son (12 years) had to do a speech about war. His opening line was 'War is hellish at the best of times'. I'm not sure if this is his own words, or some he found elsewhere. It kinda gave me hope that (for all we say about the younger generation) perhaps they see a future that is peaceful, a future that they have a say in.

Do you think our youngsters, with all their 'attitude' just maybe have the answer. We knock them for their attitude, we knock them for their apparent 'bloody mindedness', but just maybe they could be the ones that stop this craziness.

At 12 years, I did not give a toss about war - at least they are thinking about it.


William T. Sherman (U.S. Civil War General) is famous for his saying "War is Hell"---------

Lon;768807 wrote: William T. Sherman (U.S. Civil War General) is famous for his saying "War is Hell"---------


Thanks Lon :-4

He at least he thought it was worth copying.

He sounds real smart Pheasy, like his DAD :wah::wah::wah::wah:

[QUOTE=Chezzie;768840]He sounds real smart Pheasy, like his DAD :wah::wah::wah::wah:[/QUOTE

:wah::wah: seriously

fuzzy butt;768858 wrote: Pheasy you didn't think about war?

you're about as old as me aren't you.

Lets see since we've been born (remembering we were born after the War to end all wars)

children in the fifties were taught to duck and hide from the atomic bombs that were soon to drop on their heads.

We were told that the russians had a bomb that would wipe us all out but not contaminate the useful resources in our ground.

I was born during the Vietman war. Children were told the 'commies were coming to get us"

Then we had the boat people arrive on our shores.

After this we were told Indonasia taught in their schools about the top end of Australia being theres'. So they could come and get us at any time.

Then we were bombarded with the gulf War on our televisions in my teenage years

Then the middle eastern conflict and the towers and terrorists.

Ourselves and our children have hardly time to catch breath before another war has broken out that has involved our countries.

How could a child not think about it?

maybe American children like everyone else around the world are now a little closer in proximity to these conflicts.


ohhh the 50's... i heard about that era :wah::wah::wah:

fuzzy butt;768858 wrote: Pheasy you didn't think about war?

you're about as old as me aren't you.

Lets see since we've been born (remembering we were born after the War to end all wars)

children in the fifties were taught to duck and hide from the atomic bombs that were soon to drop on their heads.

We were told that the russians had a bomb that would wipe us all out but not contaminate the useful resources in our ground.

I was born during the Vietman war. Children were told the 'commies were coming to get us"

Then we had the boat people arrive on our shores.

After this we were told Indonasia taught in their schools about the top end of Australia being theres'. So they could come and get us at any time.

Then we were bombarded with the gulf War on our televisions in my teenage years

Then the middle eastern conflict and the towers and terrorists.

Ourselves and our children have hardly time to catch breath before another war has broken out that has involved our countries.

How could a child not think about it?

maybe American children like everyone else around the world are now a little closer in proximity to these conflicts.


And that just maybe the one thing that will make difference. To us oldies it is just the way things are - but to the USA kids (mine are usa KIDS) it just might hit home - a bit too close - maybe they will change this