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In biology, there is a concept of metabolic rate and its relation to life span. What if this applies to nations as well? Wartime economy means high metabolic ra
by js8 11y ago
In biology, there is a concept of metabolic rate and its relation to life span. What if this applies to nations as well? Wartime economy means high metabolic rate, which means that the nation will be only short-lived... Was Orwell wrong when he predicted perpetual war as a way to manage dictatorship indefinitely?
- DasIch 11y ago1984 doesn't predict an actual perpetual war, just the believe in one. You can see this working with terrorism quite nicely. Actual attacks are rare and overall insignificant but nevertheless both parties believe themselves to be in an important war and perform actions that help reinforce each others beliefs and recruitment efforts. In reality it's really just a blood feud and will end only once one side stops participating.