Militarization promotes violenceBy David PenderyThere is a worrisome trend toward militarization I observe in Taiwanese society, that I do not think has been commented on. I see a vast militarization taking place in Taiwan, with all the negatives that can come with that. Militarization can infuse itself into all levels of society, and become a dominant outlook that excludes more humane, benevolent and even civilized attitudes. This might undermine my claim here, and it might be that militarization and war readiness is simply a reality in modern world affairs. Militarization often promotes philosophies of innate violence and the legitimacy and inevitability of military conflict, in an attempt to acclimatize people to militarism and war.
