My wife sometimes asks me with genuine curiosity; why the male fascination for violence & war?
I have to yield to Robert Fagles for an explanation I deeply felt, but could never put in to words as elegantly.
If you share this sentiment, remember, there is nothing wrong with it.
@MichaelShurkin Que dites-vous ?... C'est inutile ?... Je le sais !
Mais on ne se bat pas dans l'espoir du succès !
Non ! non, c'est bien plus beau lorsque c'est inutile ! - Cyrano de Bergerac
I would like to live in a high-trust society.
The decline of trust is something worth caring about, and reversing it is something worth doing.
We should not have to live constantly wondering if we're being lied to or scammed. Trust should be possible again.