“We must say what everybody knows but does not venture to say. We must say that by whatever name men may call murder – murder always remains murder. . . . They will cease to see the service of their country, the heroism of war, military glory, and patriotism, and will see what exists: the naked, criminal business of murder!” – LEO TOLSTOY (1828-1910) Address to the Swedish Government Congress Peace Conference, 1909
Review by Roger Ebert (1942-2013) of “Come And See”, the 1985 anti-war film by Russian Director Elem Klimov.
It’s said that you can’t make an effective anti-war film because war by its nature is exciting, and the end of the film belongs to the survivors. No one would ever make the mistake of saying that about Elem Klimov’s “Come and See.” This 1985 film from Russia is one of the most devastating films ever about anything, and in it, the survivors must envy the dead.
This is re-blogged from: https://onenessofhumanity.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/come-and-see-and-prevent-world-war-iii
I have taken this Old Testament line to heart and unfortunately the pro lifers disregard the importance of life for the living, obsessed with the unborn.
The US is the biggest ARMS MERCHANT in the History of Nations, making a killing off the Ukraine WAR and the Gaza MASSACRE.
The big name Christian Evangelists living the lifestyle of the rich and famous content with that Status Quo, never highlight this, so important in this Time of WARS and rumours of WAR as this World is on the Path to ARMAGEDDON WWIII all the Leading Indicators point to.
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying: ‘Not by military force and not by physical strength, but by My spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts.
Zechariah4:6
Blessed are the Peace Makers for THEY shall be called the Children of God Christ Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount.
The Pope is too Diplomatic and other Christian Leaders with the platform don’t take a strong Stand to exhort and encourage the sheep to follow through on the the issue preparing the Way, doing the work of Christ, for this Biblical Prophecy to change the World, “And he shall judge between the nations and reprove many peoples, and they shall beat their swords into plow shares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift the sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
Isaiah 2:4
The full length docudrama of the Russian who saved the World from Nuclear annihilation in 1983.
