tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post5070937997240214457..comments2023-07-03T08:51:01.209-05:00Comments on What Powderfinger Said . . . Observations on Life in the Dying Empire: Beyond SillyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-43968854801485458312009-09-17T12:12:55.868-05:002009-09-17T12:12:55.868-05:00That's what happens. You glimpse one little co...That's what happens. You glimpse one little corner of our national insanity and then you remember all the other insanities. War on Terror. A term invented in best Madison Avenue fashion to hornswoggle a populace, ill-equipped to deal with delving below the surface of anything, into believing that such a thing is even possible. Amazing how many of our national metaphors employ "War on . . ." It's an indication of just how we think.<br /><br />Our malaise is fatal, sir.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111660094586126379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184575347466163757.post-42685351799536133302009-09-17T04:50:22.488-05:002009-09-17T04:50:22.488-05:00They know it is insane. That is why they do it.
S...They know it is insane. That is why they do it.<br /><br />Same thing as War on Terror: it is insane. Therefore, it is our choice to proceed with.<br /><br />How else could a polity like the USA invade a country like Afghanistan in 2001, claim victory, sit on its lazy butt for 6 years and do nothing while its enemy - the Taliban - re-established itself throughout the country, thereby leading to a renewed conflict which obviously requires more troops?<br />Well, a polity could not do such a thing, unless it had a penchant for insane policies.<br /><br />More than insane: self-defeating!<br />Constant war will be self-defeating, just as are lack of education and lack of health care.<br />Our malaise is deep.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.com