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What's a war without killing people?

• kaybe 7y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_as_metaphor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_as_metaphor Even though that was meant tongue in cheek, I fear there will be innumerable deaths before this is over. We can discuss who killed them then. edit: A war-economy-level effort is needed, with the same dedication of all participants, so there is another similar line of though.
  • fwn 7y ago
    Here's another take on the war metaphor in international relations: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitization_(international_relations) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitization_(internationa... > an extreme version of politicization that enables extraordinary means to be used in the name of security
    • skrebbel 7y ago
      Wow, nice term, I hadn't heard of it yet. Too many people in the EU don't know that our many decades of peace (longer than ever before!) is due to how the EU effectively did some reverse securitization. Basically, after WWII, any discussion of foreign countries was heavily securitized. "Germany" wasn't considered a major indutrial competitor, but a threat. And who knows, maybe France would be the next aggressor? Better be prepared. The creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (the EU's predecessor) transformed the language in which politicians discussed neighbouring countries. Right now, it is unimaginable to have war within the EU. When people (rightfully) complain about how, say, Germany abuses their position of power, or how the EU is un-democratic, or how too many MEPs are corrupt fucks, then it always strikes me how ridiculously successful the EU has been at preventing war among its member states. I mean, if there was any grounded reason to fear war, the last thing people would worry about is some MEP spending public funds in a strip club.
• js8 7y ago
  A war with even less enjoyment than it usually entails?