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The reality of war is not about feelings -




you never know when you might live or




you might die - you never know




and so - you are constantly in this state -




and then, that combat, the fighting, starts,




explodes - bang - suddenly is fighting




it was - they were trying to kill me and -




the reality of war is not about feelings -




it is not about hate, it is not about




anything like this - it is about you have




threatened my life and my job is to save my life




or to save my friends' life during the way




to get rid of it - simple -




no, it is not about feelings, it is a sort of




calculism, it is like business - business




is not about feelings, it is just about




making money - it doesn't matter what costs -




it is just about making money - how people




feel - what happens to the planet - it doesn't




matter - it is about making money - that is




just the truth of it - this was not about




politics - this was about one to one staying




alive - doing whatever was necessary to stay




alive - it wasn't about what is all




the debate in politics - war is never really




about politics for the soldier, it is merely




staying alive - because we don't feel -




to kill you have to stop feeling - to destroy




you have to stop feeling -




because it is not possible to have feelings




and to kill people.






(from a mc, which I had found by chance. different interviews have been recorded on it. the text written above was said by claude thomas, as I found out later. the voice and the words impressed me a lot, so I just made images to it which supported the sound without disturbing it. this video and the sound became the project "Not About Feelings" 1996)