Unnatural Born Killer Essay

Unnatural Born Killers Conflict is nearly synonymous with human existence. Every action and thought is centered on resolving conflict; conflict with nature, conflict with ourselves, and especially conflict with others. As history shows, conflicts between people are often solved with violence, and as a result war and the warrior were invented. With the centuries of warfare it would be reasonable to assume that humans have evolved to kill, yet the numbers of modern soldiers with psychological damage continues to skyrocket. I argue that people were designed to kill, however we cannot cope with the violence we create.
War in the 20th and 21st century is drastically different than that of ancient battlefields with the advancement in …show more content…
(Dark) In modern combat a squad is well spaced out with at least 10ft between each man. This provides a less opportunistic target for the enemy, as the quote from a sergeant in Saving Private Ryan goes “Three is an opportunity, one is a waste of bullets”. A modern soldier has much more to worry about than his ancient counterparts; he cannot usually see his enemy, he has to be on guard from snipers that could end his life at any moment, he has to be on constant alert that he doesn’t step on a mine or an IED, and there is always the danger of an airstrike or artillery attack. (Dark) Another factor is the proximity of combat, with closer engagements an enemy can see and feel they are out matched and usually elect to retreat rather than face destruction. An example of this in a relatively modern war would be the American Civil War versus the Napoleonic wars. In each of these wars the armies on both sides of the conflict were similarly kitted out with muzzle load rifles affixed with bayonets. During the Napoleonic wars soldiers would fire a volley followed by a bayonet charge, causing the enemy to flee lest they be impaled by sharp pointy things. In contrast soldiers in the Civil War would only use their bayonets