Well, I've told this story before, but it hasn't spread very far…

In 1940, when WWII was going pretty good I asked my teacher why does anyone want war?

She said that unjust governments like to have wars because it gets the people to obey them; they'll say anybody who criticises the government is disloyal. I could understand that.

One of my major enlightenments.

So sixty-odd years ago that knowledge was available to a nine-year-old in North Idaho, and in terms he could understand, but it seems it hasn't spread to a lot of the citizenry.

clint