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Society at war

In US, almost every other story begins with some kind of war.

• War on Terror.
• War in Iraq - surprisingly, Tony Blair claims he was practicing unit testing.
• War on Obesity - not yet mainstream news, but subject of opinion columns and talk shows.
• Unfortunately, but predictably, nothing on this war!.

It might be wise to stop thinking about everything in terms of "good guys" (us) and "bad guys" (them). That is nothing but a mass manifestation of I’m OK, you’re not. An unhealthy principle.

1. >>What will society do when supply of villains dry up?

   Will that ever happen? I think some societies have grown so used to villains and wars that when the list dries up, they will make up more. It is starting already. Russia - Vietnam - Cuba - Chile - Iraq - al Quieda - Iran - North Korea etc. etc. etc.

   Posted by: Srijith on October 31, 2003 12:13 AM

2. what will Babu do now against a whole army of villains with no militia? (Zope Boy wonders outloud).. Nice new colors, I see we are keeping busy.

   Posted by: Zope Boy on November 1, 2003 10:17 PM

3. This is very simmilar to the language used by Communists in Eastern Europe. They used vocabullary like: war, front, foe everywhere.

   Posted by: ZL on November 6, 2003 04:38 AM