In Love and War
You've heard it said?
All's fair in love and war!
Well,
most ethicists,
even war-mongering philosophers,
disagree with the "All's fair in war" part,
As do just everyday Earth-patriotic folks
who loyally prefer not to be bombed
and automatically rifled
just because some crackpot(s)
in the nearest capital city plutocracy
decide to make war,
using our kids and tax dollars,
instead of love,
co-passion,
solidarity with Earth's pro-life health.
All ethicists,
and folks who find compassion
to responsibly risk vulnerability
of a loving relationship,
disagree with the "All's fair in love" side
of this unmindful equation.
Fairness, equity, of powers to freely say
Yes
or No
to another's invitation into passion
is a prerequisite to love,
grace,
mutual integrity of thought and feeling,
regardless of how short- or long-term projected.
It would be more valid
and validating
to observe,
All is at risk in both love and war,
but, unlike violent acts of hate
and fear
and anger
and greed,
and even everyday impatient
risks of love are often fairly balanced
with opportunities for growing healthy cooperative resilience
patiently communicating together,
and certainly not warring unfairly apart.
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