How Do Wars Become Unknown? A Brief Personal Reflection
摘要
For me, and Juergen Habermas, almost all wars, whether declared or not, should be regarded as “unknown” as for their causes and their ensuing conduct. This is because the general public is seldom privy to the decisions made by those who have the power to engage in such mortal combat on behalf of their minions. The ongoing War in Ukraine is the case in point for this chapter, which combines an autobiographical and a historical narrative in a futile search for honest answers about the “whys” of the current conflict.