re: Enlightenment comes with a price.
I used to be a Pacifist. There was a time when I wanted America (and the world) to use all the resources we waste preparing and fighting for wars, and use it to explore and settle space.
Can you imagine what the human race could accomplish if we all worked together and used our war resources for space exploration and settlement? We could do things like terraform Mars.
The human race is becoming more united, but there are still to many who want freedom and democracy dead. There are too many that want us dead. We can not let our guard down... yet.
I wonder if I’ll ever be a Pacifist again?