Humanitarian war does not exist (Tzvetan Todorov)

TODOROV HUMANITARIAN WARS

Tzvetan Todorov, the great philosopher of Bulgarian origin who died in Paris at the age of 77, he was a philosopher and an intellectual passionate about great public debates who did not follow trendsNeither that of always and in any case following the voice of the chorus, nor that of necessarily going against the grain, perhaps to get a headline in the newspaper.

Todorov he has always developed his thoughts through analysis, observation, and the time necessary, with relative slowness, to settle his thoughtsHe has dealt with all the great concerns of contemporary times, from the risks of technological growth to the problems ofimmigration, and to the great waste, as he defined it, of war. Including humanitarian war.

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WAR IN TODOROV'S THOUGHT

Todorov did not accept this possibility, and he denied the necessity of war, always and in any case. Explaining his position thus: "We cannot pretend to impose on every country in the world the regimes we prefer through war. This is why I do not believe in philanthropic military acts." These are harsh words, which still give pause for thought today, especially after the disasters of wars for democracy, for the freedom of peoples, for a philanthropic idea of ​​conflict, such as those in Libya and Iraq. Where disasters have worsened with wars, under the banner of "exporting democracy" and "saving people from dictatorship," the death toll has increased. And in the background, the question remains whether it was a war for peace or for Petroleum.

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