Post #4127690
2026-07-27 02:52 UTC
When the leaders speak of peace
The common folk know
That war is coming.
When the leaders curse war
The mobilization order is already written out.
Those at the top say: peace
And war
Are of different substance.
But their peace and their war
Are like wind and storm.
War grows from their peace
Like son from his mother
He bears
Her frightful features.
Their war kills
Whatever their peace
Has left over.
— Bertolt Brecht, "A German War Primer"
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@peterhoneyman@a2mi.social 2026-07-27 02:53
Those at the top say: This way to glory. Those down below say: This way to the grave. — Bertolt Brecht, "A German War Primer"