Tag: war
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Terms of War: Pacifist
Make sure you know the rules of engagement before reading on… Anecdote from a Pacifist: “First, it must be emphasized that nonviolent resistance is not a method for cowards; it does resist. If one uses this method because he is afraid or merely because he lacks the instruments of violence, he is not truly nonviolent…. A second…
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Terms of War: Neutral Party / Passive Observer
Make sure you know the rules of engagement before reading on… Anecdote(s) from a Neutral party: “You’re evil, you know that?” I said. She grinned and shook her head. “Chaotic Neutral, sugar.” ― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One (on Amazon) “First they came for the communists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist. Then they…
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Terms of War: The Rules of Our Upcoming Engagement
As an amateur linguist, etymologist, and philologist, I care about the origins and meanings of words. Some say, “every word was once a poem,” and that’s a piece of how I feel, but mostly I care about words because I believe them to be living things, organisms tethered to the very life of humanity. No…