speedfiend There's nothing "special" about today's world.
Apparently, you are not impressed with the ability to drop a missile within 900-yards of a live nuclear reactor as indicative of something profoundly "special" and distinct from the videos of previous wars you've been watching. Even the power of what occurred at Hiroshima/Nagasaki was realized in its deterrent effect, while what is happening at present is specifically intended by Russia to terrorize, oppress, and coerce compliance & servitude.
Secondly, you obviously have no knowledge of the extraordinarily complex history between Ukraine & Russia, such that the civilization itself was "gifted" to the Russians by Ukraine, including their faith, morality & ethics, and family & societal values. In fact, Ukraine was originally referred to exclusively as simply "Rus." It is an unique, "special" relationship among the Slavs who traditionally value, respect, and have gratitude to those who delivered these things, and likewise assisted them to mature and develop their own unique values, art, music, etc. Therefore, to say
speedfiend Human psychology and sociology are no different now than thousands of years ago
is patently incorrect & shortsighted. Evolving societies necessarily will change & evolve their "sensibilities" and understandings in response to the increased complexity of their development. For example, the Baptism of Rus - Крещение Руси (i.e. when Rus accepted Christianity) occurred in the late 10th century. Since that time, Ukraine & Russia engaged in war three times in the 17th century, once in the 18th century, and not again until the 20th/21st centuries. My point is that these were evolved, unique & "special" societies, neither of which "decayed" or died for a lack of war.
speedfiend "emotion is a childish obstruction to understanding them" & "Why the hell do you prefer "emotionalism"? Grow up! That's no way for an adult to go through life."
Here are the facts: You cannot, as a human being, eliminate emotions or separate/segregate them from who you are as a person. It is categorically impossible. You can attempt to deny or ignore them, but this much is always true: you will act upon your emotions whether you are able to acknowledge them or not - i.e. if you are feeling angry, afraid, hurt, ashamed, or whatever the case may be, and cannot acknowledge them as operative & existing, you will be unconsciously "guided" by them). Further, if you know anything about child development, the developmental ability to increasingly identify what you are feeling allows you to choose to act upon them, and that distinct ability is the hallmark of maturity and of "grown ups."
Finally, you are particularly emphatic in your statements and conclusions with, in my estimation, very little by way of actual data to support much of what you say.