The smell of victory

Never before has the pro-war part of the international community shed crocodile tears so brazenly as it does now, over Ukraine.

Jogvédők a kazettás bombákat a föld „legalattomosabb” fegyverei közé sorolják. Washington bejelentette, hogy immár kazettás bombákat is küld Kijevnek az orosz-ukrán háborúba. (Fotó: Simon Ateba / Twitter)

This reasoning is a lie. Destruction does not solve problems. The use of cluster bombs will only cause more hellish suffering for many people, the killing will continue and grow ever more intense.

The devastating sea of flames from cluster munitions is, in fact,  very similar to napalm, which is known to smell fantastic in the morning. It smells like victory.

But this war will also end one day, and the masses worshiping this raging god of destruction will be left with no entertainment. There is only one morally right way to go and that is to reject destruction and work towards an armistice and peace with utmost efforts. There is no argument to justify fomenting other people's war. The region can only become more unstable. And today we had better not even think about what future is facing blood-soaked Ukraine, where the majority of adult men have not only seen death, but have also taken part in killing.   The little bombs will be hiding under dead leafs, patiently waiting for hikers, or worse, for those seeking refuge in the woods or food in the fields in their flight from another war. The lawyer who may one day defend the current arms export will be very well prepared and will find a moral basis for justifying this move. But the lawyer will not be right.

Cover photo: cluster bombs (Photo: Twitter/Simon Ateba)