Feb 09, 2006
An Absolute Must Read
I don’t care what you are doing, or what is going on right this minute – you need to read the article linked below.
Don’t complain about how long it is, or say you aren’t interested, or think that it doesn’t matter…
I’m not even saying that you have to agree with it (though I’d really like to see an equally thought out point/counter-point if you don’t), but you have to read it.
Your future, my daughter’s future – they may well depend upon us seeing these truths. Maybe you’ll disagree – but read it, understand it, and think on it. Chew it up – spit it out if you are able – but don’t ignore it.
Most importantly, pass it on – even to people who won’t agree. Even if you don’t agree. A person who can’t listen to a point from “the other side” is a person of weak conviction – and none of us want to be like that.
What the heck am I talking about? This…
Here ! Here!
Alright, Andrew. I come to you for help. You said to ask you if I needed help with HTML. Well, I need to know how to make the links I place in my posts open in another window when you click on them. I don’t like it that it switches the user to a different page. Any advice? Thanks!
Oh, and send me that recipe for the Poor Man’s Cake, too!
Phil
Victor Davis Hanson is my absolute favorite historian. One could say he vicariously got me interested in the military. Through a close reading of history (his works, specifically), I began to appreciate Western civilization, particularly the greatest manifestation of it, the United States, and the sacrifices of her armed forces. This led to my burgeoning patriotism, which in turn led to my decision to join the military. And I consider such an influence a positive
I always read Hanson’s column on nationalreview.com (Fridays), and his various reprinted columns on victorhanson.com regularly. If you like this article, and his style of writing, you oughta check out Hanson’s “The Western Way of War” (which couldn’t be more relevant in our era of “small wars), “Ripples of Battle”, and my personal favorite, “Carnage and Culture.”