Rousseau goes as far as to suggest that during war, men assume the role of soldier, and drop everything else. They are no longer members of their country; they are defenders. I find this standpoint taken by Rousseau to be a very interesting way of viewing the act of war and the human involvement that accompanies it...
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Men are portrayed as almost machine-like pawns in a game of power and control. The idea is that it is not in the true nature of men to do battle, unless externally motivated, and that is when the act of war takes place. I personally found Rousseau’s writing to be a little hard to understand, especially given the words and language woven throughout but many of his views apply appropriately to today, and raise serious questions as to how much human actions are motivated by internal human nature, or are greatly shaped and altered by the many external influences that are encountered...
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