Little shocks me these days, but when I heard President Trump’s remark this weekend that after “totally demolishing” much of Iran’s Kharg Island, the United States “may hit it a few more times just for fun,” I was taken aback.
War is not fun.
Trump’s ‘Just for Fun’ War Talk Shows a Dangerous Trivialization
When leaders frame war as entertainment, they desensitize citizens to its real human and geopolitical stakes.
By David L. Nevins
Hearing a president speak about bombing “just for fun” reflects something much more troubling than rhetorical bravado. It reveals an appalling disregard for the human facts of war. A commander‑in‑chief speaking casually regarding striking a strategic oil hub “for fun” signals something deeper than excess language: a trivialization of war itself.