What is the relationship between cursing and war? Cursing the enemy precedes and accompanies aggression. Cursing justifies aggression . That is my observation. Cursing provides a litmus test to forecast that original sin is about to break into actual violence. Perhaps the favorite of our curses over the last three-quarters of a century is to dub our victims “Hitler-like” or “Nazi-like.” Hitler’s Nazism is the most evil scourge we’ve experienced in recent history, and this scourge was cleaned up because of the military might of the Allies. When we dub our enemy “Hitler-like” or “Nazi-like,” are we asking for redemptive...