>>4326010It's the cynicism bred by conflict. It echoes throughout history. I have not yet been in combat, but I know exactly what you mean. Especially
>The trauma and stress from trying to keep your sanity makes you go insaneMen have always killed each other, waged war, even before we had tools; look at chimpanzees that still do. I don't honestly see an end to it. Things so quickly go out of control. That's what I was trained to recognize, how suddenly you can go from calm to chaos, then back to calm, and that's part of what drives you mad... Much more could be said but probably already has by somebody smarter than me.
Also, what did you mean by 'see the life in a lifeless place' above
>>4325980?
