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Totally agree. I think to some degree it started with the first Iraq war when the first GPS bombs made war look like a cool video game. I think it’s a very bad
by Ididntdothis 7y ago
Totally agree. I think to some degree it started with the first Iraq war when the first GPS bombs made war look like a cool video game. I think it’s a very bad trend that eventually will lower the threshold to real war. Same for torture. Movies have made torture look cool and useful.
- jmastrangelo 7y agoI think these analogies are way way older than Iraq, and I'd bet they exist in cultures all over the world. War is probably the most intense part of the human experience, and using War analogies lends easy power to your statements.