I somehow missed this post on the day, but am so glad I found it now. Only by understanding that the war was a tragedy for everybody involved, on both sides, can we have the empathy to ensure that war stops. We're still a long way from that, but hopefully there will eventually be a tipping point as more people find war unacceptable.
So I've seen the Ataturk quote many times, but it still brings a tear to my eyes.We have an Ataturk memorial in Wellington https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/ataturk-memorial-wellington
I totally agree. I think we are nearer to that tipping point today. I am hopeful that Blockchain technology will give us Direct Democracy and that will go a long way to ending war. I believe the majority of average people do not want war.
That's a nice memorial in Wellington. Turns out we have a couple in Australia too if you know where to look :)