War is truly an ugly thing, as it brings out the worst in all of us. The violence is uncanny, people dying left and right just to try to justify your own way of living/thinking. It saddens me even more to say that may not even be the worst of it.
The other big component of war is the media. When there is a war going on, it is obviously a huge talking point for everyone and their mother, and who loves to talk/write more than journalists and those in the media? No one really likes war, but it helps out those kinds of people because it is their job to write and report about the latest happenings. It is very easy to hear things about the ongoing war, so much so it seems as if we are pushing the pro-war agenda. That is kind of the case, because without the war, the media would not have as much interesting information to report. On the same hand, war is a time of stress, so it makes people easier to manipulate with fake news and false headlines. It also provokes people to say things that they do not really mean, which if that person is a political figure can really stir the pot and get even more people talking.
With this, there are people who want to push the anti-war agenda. The thing is, you never really hear about them, do you? In fact, if you google any term having to do with the current events going on between Russia and Ukraine the only things you'll find are articles that detail whats going on, and what people think about it. You can't just search up the war on the internet and expect to see anti-war propaganda. I believe the reason for this is that as aforementioned, people love to talk about the war. As long as the war is still going on, there is a profit for those in the media, whether that be monetary or via agenda pushing.
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