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Yeah, the whole article, subject matter, and journey he explores is American. It's investigative at its best in that it explores why people make these decisions
by rob_lh 11y ago
Yeah, the whole article, subject matter, and journey he explores is American. It's investigative at its best in that it explores why people make these decisions, and their decisions are strongly rooted in the ever-changing American society.
Tangentially, I might be alone in this, but I consider great journalism to be like great science - it's able to discern the fundamental mechanics of an issue, but they're also notoriously terrible at applying those mechanics in a constructive way. As a result, when a journalist shares their perspective, I put a lot of weight on their analysis and little weight on their solutions.
- bootload 11y ago"Yeah, the whole article, subject matter, and journey he explores is American." and yet it's universal. By training Junger is a anthropologist and if you read "War" you'll see the stories and themes he explains can be applied equally from Roman to the modern warrior. [0] http://www.amazon.com/WAR-Sebastian-Junger/dp/B0085RZFDC http://www.amazon.com/WAR-Sebastian-Junger/dp/B0085RZFDC
- rob_lh 11y agoI think there's something to being a soldier and obviously masculinity that is universal. I would argue the American military experience - especially the modern American military - is fundamentally different from those that preceded it though. We don't claim tribute, we're not an honor society (at least not universally), we are building an empire, and ostensibly the wars of the country are the will of its citizens. Why Americans fight and American terms of victory are something different than any historical counterparts.