[Editorial]
I’ve been listening to Jack Campbell’s "The Pillars of Reality." On Goodreads, the author's biography notes that he draws heavily on his "experience as a retired United States Navy officer."
One particular passage in the book struck me. After a brutal battle with heavy losses on both sides, a general remarks: "We won, but that doesn’t mean we liked it." He said this while mourning the dead from both factions.
That moment provided a sudden moment of clarity regarding figures like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth: they seem to like it. Unlike the seasoned officer in Campbell’s world, they appear gleeful over the destruction they inflict.
This behavior is not normal. The language they use to demonize others... such as their rhetoric regarding Iranians, is not the language of a true leader. It is the language of a dictator.
[/Editorial]
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