Happy Memorial Day to all, and a special thank you to those who have served our country through military service. (And thank you to my brother, who served in the Army before, during, and after 9/11 and now continues to serve the veteran community as a civilian!)
Being Berkeley grown, you would think I would be a complete pacifist. While I am opposed to violence for the sake of violence, I think that history has shown that as there have been unjust wars, so have there been wars fought for just and important reasons. When we look at civil wars going on around the world today and throughout history, do we condemn fighting for the purpose of attaining equality or freedom? Both on the macro level of war and on the micro level of civil conflict, sometimes we discover that protecting the values we cherish the most means that we make sacrifices to accomplish that -- both in setting aside our desire for peace, and also putting our lives on the line.
So on this day, I remember and celebrate all the veterans and troops, especially those who gave their lives for the cause of freedom.
Happy Memorial Day.
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