Fruitless Blame

At this point trying to lay blame for what triggered what in the killing fields is fruitless. Let's lay the blame on adults of the world that have taught their children hate for centuries and then cry out in agony when their children die in wars.
How many generations of hate in the so-called civilized world will there be before we take the guns out of the cribs of our children?
The American culture is the one I know best so it becomes the one I use to make the point of the militarism of our children.
Violence packaged as video games and movies to entertain are a big part of what our children grow up with in their lives. Football and major sports become "life and death" struggles.
Toys like GI Joe and all the other fantasy combatants are the norm for the little ones starting at the time they walk.
The rape and pillage of the planet is most likely the factor that will kill the inhabitants of Earth. Peacemakers talk about violence but fail to mention the gift of nature and all its wonders trashed and polluted.
The actions of humans toward the environment already kills millions in polluted water and air. Poisons from the finely manicured lawns of America enter our water to build up with poisons of industries refusing to acknowlede need to have accountability toward the Earth.
And,of course, our wars ravage the lands with poisons like Agent Orange or DU. We're too busy to stop the killing with sophisticated and barbaric weapons to think what the aftermath may be even if the killing by humans stop...highly unlikely as that is.
Who is to blame...seems there's enough to go around for all. The bottom line is the victims of all wars since WWII are 80% civilian. Forty percent of that number are children.
We say we love our children but I wonder if we really do. Maybe instead of sending them off to kill a few thousand "bad guys" on their computerized video game there's some life affirming activity to give them.
Studies have shown American children playing video games adjust very quickly to controling Bradley's and other computerized weapon systems. Hand to eye coordination is enhanced to ready them for the next war.
The thought of giving up one form of life for a life that's truly based on the sanctity of living seems only a lyric in John Lennon's "Imagine".
One truth does exist it seems. At the time of judgement, the little children won't be at blame for the horrific destruction and hate in our world. They'll only be the victims of adults alleged to be mature.
In hopes of peace and justice,
Wm. Terry Leichner, RN
ex-warrior USMC
Denver VVAW member