Collier Was Wrong Analysis

What If Collier was Wrong The Collier brothers say it themselves, “war is futile”, however, is that a professional thought, or just a theme that supports his title? In this essay one could find evidence that war shaped history not hindered it. As previously stated, the Collier brothers say themselves “war is worthless.” When, in reality, has shaped not only history, but society itself. War is a trivial thing, Most of the population would agree with the Colliers when they say, “war does bring out the animal in men.” It is brutal and blunt, Mr. Meeker agrees when he says”Have you ever seen a dear friend lying in the grass with his skull cut off, brain sliding out like wet oats?” but boy is it necessary. In actuality, war has been a vital part of the economy, the mindset that we are in peace, because without war, what is peace, it takes two polar opposites to make each other be important, or even exist. For example, what is kindness without harshness, stop without go. One would …show more content…
The Aztecs let their conquered lands be free, all they had to do was pay taxes. Through them, ideas were exchanged and advances were made. War sparks curiosity and ignites the willingness to know about the world, wouldn’t one like to know about what Afghanistan was like before the war with America; or what drove the Japanese to be so passionate about their cause that they would willingly drop a bomb into a military harbor for the sole purpose of winning? “It did make me excited.” Yes, cultures communicate after war in a way that they cannot during peace. ‘I wonder what they are thinking.” So in the end, what are rights without war; what is territory without war; what is society without war? I believe that war has truly shaped history, and though is not considered by many to be a good thing; but we could, under no circumstances, live without it. This is why the Colliers are wrong, dead wrong. Some may know principle, but “I know