A Career Choice – Kill Or Save Lives?
Can’t help but feel slightly disturbed by the reports in the British media regarding Prince Harry’s tour of duty in Afghanistan. They’ve been banging on all night about what a Rambo he is for risking his life and I have even seen an interview in which he has said that his mother would be proud of his actions.
For a while I agreed and thought “good on him!”.
Then I thought, hang on, his mother was all about anti-mine charities and other good causes that save the lives of the poor and oppressed.
If he was intent on doing good and saving lives then shouldn’t he be focusing his efforts in those areas instead of killing people (as much as the media report they deserve it)?
Yes, I know I sound like a bleeding-heart liberal but my point is that if he was intent on continuing his mother’s work, then why does it have to entail him killing other people rather than saving lives? Surely it is more noble to drive a truck full of food into Darfur rather than spotting for bombers in Afghanistan?
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