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We are living in a war zone. I wonder how many people really get that?
In today's world war has morphed. While you might expect a real war to be about bombs and guns with lots of unavoidable blood, dismemberment and countless deaths that you can see, this war is something of a different nature, yet is is war none-the-less.
The battle is one of cost-effective means. You can wage this kind of war with media and politicians in a way that saves money and leaves more spoils all along the way, (not that traditional occupation and battle is not without immense financial rewards to business) It is a battlefield of the mind. Like the neutron bomb, you can fight this one with fierce intensity and still leave what is profitable standing. In this kind of campaign, you use media, pundits and politicians to overwhelm and overcome those who are either indentured to the system, ignorant of its current structure or functions, or complacent about reacting to its continual salvos and attacks.
Undeclared wars are the hot fashion now, so that should be a clue to the one we are living in. Empires often tend to turn inwards on their own people when possible when exploitation becomes the primary motivation. We are there, but damned if that's going to be spelled-out by anyone working for the preservation and expansion of the Status Quo. Yes, it is a class war for the most part, but the system is working for many causes that have very little to do with We The People, rights, or our empowerment and enrichment. That's a harsh and detrimental environment to be in, but when you are at war, it is acceptable and collateral damage is inevitable. Ah, collateral damage for who?
What if they gave a war and nobody seemed to be clearly aware of it?
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