Endless War category archive
Braindead 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, neuroscientist R. W. Fields takes issue with Donald Trump’s casual dismissal of traumatic brain injuries potentially affecting soldiers in the field.
Aside:
Trump spoke as only one whose closest brush with battle was an episode of Combat that he watched as a kid.
Monumental Flailure 0
If one does not understand know have awareness of value grasp appreciate one’s own culture, one likely will not appreciate that of others.
The Blame Game 0
E. J. Montini invites you to play.
Deja Vu All Over Again 0
In a similar vein, David Niose discusses the conditioning. A snippet:
Fear is also a major element in conditioning minds for war. Americans of all ages are often reminded, by their government and the media, that perceived enemies pose a constant danger. The Soviet threat was used to justify military spending and adventurism around the globe for much of the latter twentieth century . . . . More recently, through constant reminders of the “war on terror,” Americans are effectively conditioned to see evildoers as always looming.
Global Threat Assessment 0
The official global threat level is “not pretty.”
The Lies of the Land 0
Will Bunch points out that it’s starting all over again once more. A snippet:
The Tree Looks Different from the Other Side 0
Explorers “blazed a trail” because the tree looks different from the other side.
Noz looks at the other side of the tree and discovers some true equivalences.
War and Mongers of War 0
Shorter PoliticalProf: Beware of false prophets (and their false prophecies).