Only Following Orders

They were taught …….. How to throw stones. How to use a sling How to hone a knife How to brandish a sword How to use a bow and arrow How to fight, and - how to nail humanity onto a sacrificial cross And they were taught …….. How to drive tanks How to use a bayonet How to fire a cannon How to shoot a pistol How to discharge a machine gun How to throw a hand grenade They were also taught …….. How to drop a bomb from an airplane How to launch a torpedo from a submarine How to fire guided missiles How to plant land mines How to ….. How to ….. How to ….. How to torture, rape, and destroy. They were taught about atomic fission - the principles of nuclear warfare - and how to …….. They were taught - how to throw stones. They were told to do it! So they were only following orders! (Only following bloody fucking orders) . ©️ 17/8/2024. Valerie Dohren