Friday, October 23, 2009

The Appeal of War

“We will glorify war – the world’s only hygiene – militarism, patriotism, the destructive gesture of freedom-bringers, beautiful ideas worth dying for, and scorn for woman. “ F.T. Marinetti, 1909.
This description of war illustrates how passionate the Europeans were about war in the early 1900s, and how important it was to them. They are describing it in a way to which it appeals to citizens and makes them want to participate. It makes war seem like the highest honor, a beautiful thing, and productive for mankind.

1 comment:

  1. Please try to write a little bit more. Rember that your blogs should be about, on average, a page long, not a (short) paragraph long.

    Please also sign your posts;

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