War is armed combat between political communities with the aim of inflicting serious injury or death on multiple, non-specified individuals. War is slaughter. War is a highly contagious disease, spreading germs the way a common cold causes its human host to sneeze. Among the many war germs are hatred, fear, dehumanization, tribalism, glorification of violence, More

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