That entire war was stupid. It was started for no discernible reason. Fought to no real conclusion and ended with incredible unjustness and spite. The combatants started with no real enmity towards each other and ended with enduring hatred that would spark another, even more destructive, war. The only thing I find positive about it was the Christmas Truce after which the Brit and German troops didn't want to fight each other. Too bad the rest of the armies didn't have the same idea. Some wars are necessary, that one was not.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.