Demilitarization Quotes

“Death of soldiers is PR goldmine for nationalist nutters, no matter the side, because it gives them the appetizing ammunition to sell some more fear, some more prejudice, some more fanatic tribalism, neighbor fighting neighbor, all wrapped in cute pills of patriotism - which ultimately manufactures some more orphans, some more widows, some more elderly who lose their hope.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Stronger the military,
stupider the citizens.
Louder the ammunition,
lousier the education.

More titanic the tanks,
more pathetic the primates.
World in trance of arms,
is a planet of the apes.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Stronger the military, stupider the citizens. World in trance of arms, is a planet of the apes.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Science, arts, music, innovation, that's how you serve a nation. There is no greater dipsomaniac profession, than militarist infestation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“That Day I'll Call You Human (Sonnet)

I shall call you all human,
the day you bring down all borders,
like you brought down the Berlin wall.

I shall call you all human,
the day you abolish all military,
like you abolished the SS.

I shall call you all human,
the day you eradicate fundamentalism,
like you eradicated polio.

I shall call you all human,
the day you ban the oligarchs,
like you tackled corona.

If you can't be a tsunami, be a flash flood -
if you can't be a flash flood, be a garden hose,
and wash away the inhumanities around you.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Neurosonnets: The Naskar Art of Neuroscience

“Neighbor Before Nation (Sonnet 2201)

Death of soldiers is PR goldmine for
nationalist nutters, no matter the side,
because it gives them the appetizing
ammunition to sell some more fear,

some more prejudice,
some more fanatic tribalism,
neighbor fighting neighbor,
all wrapped in cute pills of patriotism -

which ultimately manufactures
some more orphans, some more widows,
some more elderly who lose their hope.

Trenches don't have a right side and wrong side,
they only have one side, the side of dogma and lies.
Asses to asses, cheek to cheek, apes laud the apes,
declaring true apehood through their half-open flies.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Trenches don't have a right side and wrong side, they only have one side, the side of dogma and lies. Asses to asses, cheek to cheek, apes laud the apes, declaring true apehood through their half-open flies.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Democracy on Drugs, Sonnet (Operation Opium)

Revolution a day keeps corruption away,
freethinking days prevent genocidal nights.
Citizens without brain leads to democracy on drugs,
paranoia is lifeblood for power-hungry parasites.

Parasites thrive on gaslighting neighbors,
peaceful coexistence is a threat to political power.
Politicians remain safe through war and drought,
it's the people who pay with blood, money and tears.

Parasites don't have nationality,
parasites don't have religion,
parasites only have a bottomless hunger
to keep the throne by calculated cleansing.

Nationalism has nothing to do with culture,
fundamentalism has nothing to do with religion.
Win a war, lose a war, politicians lose nothing,
living off domesticated sheep comatosed by opium.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Never Serve Your Nation (Sonnet)

Educate your children never to serve your nation;
to serve the nation makes monkey out of human,
killing on the basis of nationality and religion.

If you wanna serve your nation,
serve through science, serve through art,
serve through music, literature, industry,
but never through military.

However, if you wanna make crime your career,
with all the glorious decorations -
kill one person, it's murder -
kill in bulk, it's patriotism.

Soldiers are just glorified webcam models,
standing erect to serve political libido.
Be the human your flesh appears to be,
or go back to the jungle, your mind is suited so.

Science, arts, music, innovation,
that's how you serve a nation.
There is no greater dipsomaniac
profession, than militarist infestation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Kill one, it's murder - kill in bulk, it's patriotism.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Educate your children never to serve your nation; to serve the nation makes monkey out of human, killing on the basis of nationality and religion. If you wanna serve your nation, serve through science, serve through art, serve through music, literature, industry, but never through military.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“If you wanna serve your nation, serve through science, serve through art, serve through music, literature, industry, but never through military.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“The case for peace is not state vs terrorism, the case for peace is citizens vs states of earth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“Apes in pulpits and parliament halls,
chanting bruality as song of the braves -
apes who crave war to feel worthy,
find honor in pinning medals on graves.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology

“Citizen is The Leader (Sonnet)

I have made a few amendments in my own canon,
I don't mean going back and removing passages,
as if they never existed, for that's deception,
rather I point out my errors myself, so you know,
I ain't infallible, on occasion I have been wrong.

My main two mistakes were with America 'n soldiers,
I looked upon both with respect in my early years,
until it dawned on me, America is a terrorist state,
and all soldiers are mere puppets to warmongers.

All governments are a facade,
all politicians are merely actors.
In a civilized world citizen is the leader,
obsolete is the profession of world leaders.

In a civilized world I could spend my days writing
mushy poetry, sparing the headache of human rights.
But alas, that is not the case, hence, I'm restless,
sleepless, vacationless, in kindling the human light.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“In the opera of war, peace is fugitive.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Fugitive Peace (Sonnet 2219)

In the opera of war, peace is fugitive -
thinking soldiers are no good to state,
either you kill without question, and grab
your medal, or get discharged dishonorably.

Thinking citizens are no good to democracy,
either you obey blind or be branded a terrorist.
Either you hold your mouth, mind and backbone,
or be jailed as an anarchist.

If you want to be an actor,
don't go to film school,
become an intern to some politician.
Some say secularism is in their blood,
some say liberty, all the while being
the posterboys of persecution.

No politician will prioritize peace,
if they did, they would be out of business.
War is the currency of political power -
abandon fanaticism, and politicians go extinct.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Military is not social service, military is the antithesis of society and service.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Military is the ultimate failure of education.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Ceasefire only postpones war, demilitarization plants peace.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“It's interesting, how every politician starts a conversation with the talk of peace, then immediately shifts to investing more in fighter jets, tanks, rifles and warheads!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“A politician truly hellbent on peace focuses on education not ammunition. But finding a politician hellbent on peace is like finding snow in the Sahara.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“Military is the ultimate failure of education, true education shapes minds into instrument of peace, not pawns of legal persecution and terrorism.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“I'll never force you to be inclusive,
if you do harm, I'll restrain you,
but I'll never resort to weapons -
moreover, I'll never kill for inclusion,

I'll simply beg, on my knees,
I'll beg till I drop dead -
because I have nothing to lose,
no reputation, no image, no class.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat

“In English we say:
if you want peace, prepare for war.
In Naskarian we say:
if you want peace, prepare for education.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat

“Patriotism 101: How To Murder Like A Pro (Sonnet 2445)

Murder is an art,
if you do it properly
you can not only get away,
but actually be praised for it.

First and foremost,
lock your brain and heart up
in the cupboard, you don't need them,

and join a military kennel, oops, I mean academy,
spend all your conscious days and nights
finding reasons to hate those beyond the border,

and you don't need to search hard, because
since you've already abandoned civilized senses,
your animal instincts would take over, and deliver
you the enemy as per the government requirement -

you just need to make sure that, never for a second
you must let the human in you take charge, because
if it does, that's the end of all patriotic glory.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

“Every time I hear a government insist on developing weapons that could massacre millions in self-defense, I start wondering who the real terrorists are!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

“A bullet can penetrate a skull, but only a book can penetrate a mind and turn bullets obsolete.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

“Monkeys define civilization by the capacity to kill, humans define civilization by sustainable development.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

“One soldier's medal is another soldier's widow, one soldier's glory is another soldier's orphan.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth