QCQ #1
“Men make war. Men (most men) like war, since for men there is ‘some glory, some necessity, some satisfaction in fighting’ that women (most women) do not feel or enjoy”.
“That war is a man’s game–that the killing machine has a gender, and it is male.
I Think that this quote(s) is interesting because it portrays how much our society has evolved from the 1800-1900’s. During the old times this quote would be very correct due to the fact that women weren’t even allowed to vote so much as fight in wars. Therefore since the beginning of humanity (atleast America), wars have been an activity by men, fought in by men, and won by men. This statistic is why today people find it so compelling to adopt a woman as a world leader or president of the United States. The fact that all of the great wars of our country were caused by men supports said argument. I think that back in the day this quote is very evident, and even some men today believe that this quote is ageless and true; however because we are in an age of change I believe that this may not be the future of our country. My question would be on the more philosophical side of things: why did this happen, and what do you think the world would be like if women originally fought in wars?
QCQ #2
“Wars are now also living room sights and sounds. Information about what is happening elsewhere, called ‘news’, features conflict and violence–’If it bleeds, it leads’ runs the venerable guideline of tabloids and twenty-four-hour headline news shows…”.
This quote continues to finish a lengthy sentence but again in my opinion truly represents this “flow of information” that is evident in today’s news broadcasts. My whole life I’ve asked myself: “why is the news so depressing?”, and can finally answer the question. The news was created to know what is going on outside of your house, around the world. While good things or “boring” topics could be shown, the grimy and stressful ones garner more views. This was figured out very early and has now created a subculture today of the news being its own type of unenjoyable entertainment (In my opinion). From my point of view, happy news is shown–while extremely briefly–and is almost treated as a break from the dangerous and scary reality that lies behind the TV screen. News today is much less enjoyable than what it was created to be in the beginning, and I think that this quote demonstrates that. My question is as follows: Do you think the world would be a happier/ better place if the news was never invented?
