There are moments in history when the actions of powerful leaders feel deeply unsettling, and today’s world carries that weight. I remember hearing promises that no new wars would be started, and claims that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia could be resolved “in less than 24 hours,” or “in 10 or 12 days,” or “within a few weeks.” Yet the war continues, and now tensions in the Middle East have escalated as well, drawing in countries far beyond Iran and Israel. It feels as if the world keeps moving from one crisis to another.
When there is a war, people die. This is not a TV show or a superhero movie where characters return in the next episode. Real people are killed or injured, and they do not come back. Their families carry that loss forever. The consequences ripple outward—trauma, displacement, grief, and generations shaped by violence. Why do those with power continue to make decisions that lead to such suffering?
Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen explored this idea in the movie *The Fifth Element*. In the film, the alien Leeloo—the Fifth Element—is reluctant to save humanity because humans wage too many wars and fail to appreciate peace. That message feels painfully relevant today. War, War Is Stupid
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