So we’re heading towards the new year and it’s time to review 2015 – the good, the bad, the ugly. Now because this post is going to follow the style of those oh so familiar television count downs which happen at this time of the year, I’m going to start with the ugly and work my way to the good. The main ugly for me has been the government’s insistence on putting troops into Syria. I hate any conflict, no matter what the reason. Jingoism is a concept I can do without. For me, any time the government decides to send troops into battle I can’t help but think of the impact it has on the families of those soldiers. Not to mention the impact for the people having to live in war torn countries. There is just too much death in the world and I don’t support the idea of increasing the tally. I often feel that if I was born male and living in a country where conscription was mandatory I would be a conscientious objector. ...
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