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Noting this. I know that Paul Verhoeven and to a certain extent George Lucas have certainly stated or at least strongly implied such a belief with Starship Troopers and the prequel trilogy of Star Wars (in particular Attack of the Clones).
So-called '''anti-war''' movements typically disguise [[partisan]]ship as [[pacifism]].
So-called '''anti-war''' movements typically disguise [[partisan]]ship as [[pacifism]].
Since World War II, the anti-war movement in America has been almost exclusively partisan, saying that the United States was supporting the wrong side or was itself the [[aggressor]].
Since World War II, the anti-war movement in America has been almost exclusively partisan, saying that the United States was supporting the wrong side or was itself the [[aggressor]]. In some extreme cases, adherents to the anti-war ideology have even gone as far as to falsely label anyone who even has a military at all, let alone go to war and/or have significant military buildup, as fascists in a false equivalence to the Nazis during World War II.
Thus the term ''anti-war'' is often used specifically to indicate political opposition to America's war aims, notably during the [[Vietnam War]] and the invasion of Iraq. While reminiscent of [[pacifism]], the "anti-war" movement is not opposed to war ''per se'', but only America's involvement in it.
Thus the term ''anti-war'' is often used specifically to indicate political opposition to America's war aims, notably during the [[Vietnam War]] and the invasion of Iraq. While reminiscent of [[pacifism]], the "anti-war" movement is not opposed to war ''per se'', but only America's involvement in it.