Matthew Parris

Matthew Parris argues in the following viewpoint that some countries wage war sheerly because their inhabitants want to kill each other. Their desire to kill their enemies does not stem from insecurities, prejudice, or oppression, he contends, nor will their motivation to wage war disappear when their countries are at peace or if they have able leaders. Parris maintains that some people will fight simply because of blood lust. Parris is a writer for the London Times.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What was the author led to believe by his liberal, Christian education?
2. What is the doctrine of “false consciousness,” according to Parris?
3. In the author’s opinion, why do some liberals insist that a people’s desire to wage war is not a real choice but a “pseudo-choice&rdquo...