NOTE: Thanks to a CSS gradient layer, the dialog below gradually fades away. Terri: The dialog is disappearing! I can't read it. Tim: (yawning) All things in existence are disappearing. That is one of the great truths of Buddha. Terri: But I can't read a damn thing! Tim: Even if the text were perfectly clear, most people can't read: their minds are too cluttered. Terri: Ugh? Why are we having this conversation? Tim: (half-jokingly) Aren't you having a good time? Should every conversation be like a reality TV drama? Ted: Hey! This poem is about military recruiting. In my view, that is like marketing death. It is a crime. Sam: (shaking his head) Get realistic! As long as humans are in control of this planet, armed conflicts will emerge. And as long as there are armed conflicts, there will be soldiers. JUST DYING TO KILL: Some thoughts about nihilism, militarism, and the U.S. Marines D' ya wan'na new career un chance ta earn sum pride? We have some opportunities waitin' if you's kun help others die If ya wan'na be-cum somedin' join da Marines! Dey'll make a person of ya 'n keep yer asshole kleene! Sign here 'n report fer trainin' We'll feed ya 'n clothe ya 'n turn ya inta a 1st-rate murder machine! Now is yer chance ta spread hell ta protect democracy Start a kareer shootin' fer dah Marines! Kris: Instead of criticizing poor people joining the Marines, the author should criticize those who run the war machine 'n profit frum killing. Terri: I agree. Many people join duh military kuz itz one ah dah few options available. Sam: Folks in the armed services work hard. Why criticize em? Ted: Cause they ignore the suffering they're causing. Sam: Gimme a break! The real criminals who cause most of the world's suffering are never prosecuted. ================================================================================= from _AmeriSong: Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Amerika_ by T Newfields SUMMARY: A fractured poem, conversation, and image about military recruiting KEYWORDS: military recruiting, militarism, nihilism, marine corps, Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955) Begun: 1971 in Newtown, PA, USA / Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST http://www.tnewfields.info/AmeriSong/7.htm TOC http://www.tnewfields.info/AmeriSong/index.html NEXT > http://www.tnewfields.info/AmeriSong/hov.htm TRANSLATIONS DEUTSCH: http://www.tnewfields.info/de/aufwart.htm ESPAÑOL: http://www.tnewfields.info/es/esperar.htm FRANÇAIS: http://www.tnewfields.info/fr/att.htm NIHONGO: http://www.tnewfields.info/jp/machi.htm