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Request to de-weaponize the title. War should denote humans fighting humans only - not humans fighting physics.

• function_seven 9y ago
  It sounds like you’re waging a war on metaphor. And losing.
  • noiv 9y ago
    Well, nothing against metaphors, but 'war' is really not a pleasing one and it isn't useful either since truth is its first victim. Why using a title forcing the reader to assume bullshit follows.
• Neliquat 9y ago
  Request to re-humanize humans. Denotation should be for non humans only - we recodnise people. Point: sure, language has meaning and we constantly abuse it a bit, but policing it tends to hurt more then help.
• ourmandave 9y ago
  Let's hope we don't declare the War on Human Waste.(tm) Billions will be spent on tracking down "who left the toilet seat up" and non-flushers will be considered terrorists.
• PetitPrince 9y ago
  I agree with you. However I a trouble finding an alternative to "war on"; all the alternative I can think of seems not serious , too wordy or not catchy enough. I don't know if it's because how my weak command of English language (not a native speaker after all) or it's a problem inherent to language and this expression itself. "India is having an an human waste revolution" "India: the great poop forward". "'Clean India' is solving India's human waste problem"