That's the world view that my family came from - very leftist and peace loving.
"If only everyone put down their guns there would be no need etc etc".
But it's not the world we live in - we live in a military world - that's real and not a hope/fantasy about a different civilisation without war or weapons. We have to have a society suited to the world we live in.
And by the way I remain very much left wing and at the same time extremely pragmatic about the need for a nation to defend itself.
"If only everyone put down their guns there would be no need etc etc".
But it's not the world we live in - we live in a military world - that's real and not a hope/fantasy about a different civilisation without war or weapons. We have to have a society suited to the world we live in.
And by the way I remain very much left wing and at the same time extremely pragmatic about the need for a nation to defend itself.