We all know that the Twelfth Doctor has a very negative view when it comes to soldiers. However, he showed his human side during his interactions during the Cold War, and may be able to teach humanity a great deal.
The Cold War was an interesting time in recent history. The super powers of the West were locked in an ideological battle with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, with a great deal of tension on both sides. At any moment, it felt as though the world could explode into another World War, which, thankfully, never happened, despite several close calls.
It was during the height of the Cold War that Doctor Who began to appear on television. Naturally, the Doctor would make appearances against such a backdrop; after all, how could he be on Earth and somehow not be involved in what may have been the greatest threat to humanity at the time? How, exactly, would he handle such a situation and global crisis?
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As it turns out, he handled it in his own inimitable way. He treated those Soviet forces as people, and not as the enemy. He remained above the petty ideological squabbles between the forces of Communism and those who espoused the virtues of Capitalism. The Doctor simply regarded everyone as equal, caring not for what they thought, so long as they all worked towards the common goal of survival and unity.
It is something that we could all learn from the Doctor. In many cases, we all are guilty of lumping everyone into the same category, when the issues found within a certain country comes from the leadership instead of the people. Be it the Middle East, or North Korea, or any other area that is embroiled in turmoil and seeks violence as a way to resolve their differences, it is the common people that suffer.
That is something that Doctor Who understood during its Classic years, and something that continues forward to this point in time. We are all citizens of this planet, and if we acted like a united collective, instead of putting our petty differences between us, we would all be better off. This is something that the Doctor has tried to get humanity to understand for the past 53 years, and a lesson that humanity just keeps ignoring.
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The Doctor continually mentions that he sees the best in what humanity has to offer, and has done so since the Cold War. We would all be better off if we did the same.