Sunday, January 22, 2023
Sunday Reflection: War
For most of my life, there has been a war somewhere in the world. Some were relatively little and others were bigger, but all of them are significant to those whose lives are ended, shifted or degraded.
Now, as the war in Ukraine grinds into a second year, we are seeing the way war is fought change as the conflict evolves. Drones have come to play a much bigger role than people expected, and things like tanks have proven to be surprisingly vulnerable to much less expensive weapons.
But, regardless of these and other changes, people are dying. One can't blame Ukraine for defending against an unprovoked invasion, but everyone should blame Russia for that invasion-- and the imperative of peace lies on them. Sadly, I don't think that will happen any time soon.
The war in Ukraine is a hard one for pacifists, as one side is defending its homeland against a larger aggressor. It raises the question-- when peace is in tension with justice, or existence, is it still a moral imperative?
