War is a Necessary Evil

A bold statement this is, I know but read and have a think about it. Our race, humans, are a violent and vicious species, a fact I could go on about for ages but we are also extraordinarily creative. Unfortunately, the fact is we are at our creative best when trying to kill each other. Modern medicine advanced rapidly under the condition of two world wars, plane were created to assault targets from the air, and the internet was first introduced to form a network of fast and secure military communication. Without war, I would not be writing this on the internet but perhaps in a newspaper, you would not be flying to Ibiza next year and someone close to you could die of the common cold. War pushes humanity forwards by forcing us to struggle in groups, uniting our collective genius into something greater and this produces feats of wonder and horror. Yet when the dust settles we are mortified by the results of war and forget the incredible things that came from those past wars.