What do we to do to your brother by taking arms against them is it the right thing that we do?
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"There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones"
- Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms)
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I'd like to answer your question by quoting this one line from the 1985 Dire Straits' hit - "Brothers in Arms" (and undoubtedly one of my favourites)
But before I start, I'd like to give you some background information first.
The song is about the brotherly bonds forged by the destructive fire and pains of war- a bond between soldiers on both sides of the trenches. It focuses on the Falklands War, which was going on when Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler wrote the song in 1982. The Falklands War was a conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over islands off the coast of Argentina that each country claims rights to.
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Now coming to your question-
"We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms"
That's it! That is your answer!! The absurdity and pointlessness of war summed up in this one line!!!
The 'brothers in arms' are not just his fellow British soldiers – it’s every soldier, enemy as well as ally.
On the inside, we’re all humans, so making war seems unnecessary.
The simplicity and almost childish naïvety of the sentence “We’re fools to make war” is subtly saying how obviously wrong war is. It does not need a superflous description; it’s stated as direct as possible. War brings nothing but destruction and pain.
The song perfectly delivers the message it is intended to send- War is senseless, war is sad, and we’re all one big family in the end.
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PS- I'd really recommend you to listen to the song. The guitar is just transcendental and beautiful. This song has such a great atmosphere, from the first second on. Beautiful voice, beautiful melody….it’s as good today as when it was first written <3
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I'm so glad I got to answer it :)
Cheerio ✌️