This is ridiculous, going to war over the Ukraine.
There was a recent article somewhere here, that said conservatism is becoming more isolationist.
I am all for it. Why burn treasure in these modern days? Especially on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, or even the Middle East?
We have a country to rebuild, and allowing the war machine to do that is non-optimal. On the contrary, the result will be even more reliance on it.
We should secure our borders, and be done with the world. We buy or sell from them, and to heck with the rest.
“The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labour. War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“...the object of waging a war is always to be in a better position in which to wage another war.”
― George Orwell, 1984
“The war is not meant to be won. It is meant to be continuous. The essential act of modern warfare is the destruction of the produce of human labour. A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. In principle, the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects, and its object is not victory over Eurasia or Eastasia, but to keep the very structure of society intact.”
― George Orwell, 1984