i would like to end the use of "war on"
my current personal goal in life (besides keeping a roof over me etc.) is to get as many people as possible to see as many people as possible as human beings.
not faceless nameless crowds and masses. humans, with families, feelings and histories.
so imagine my dismay when everything resembling a conflict becomes dubbed a "War" by the media.
i know they need ratings, and nothing drives ratings like hype. but i think they are making a lot of resolvable situations worse.
every time the words "war on" are added to a situation it becomes polarised. black and white, them and us. and any good general knows that the first essential step to winning is to make "them" less than human. so every new conflict causes dehumanisation within our nation. fracturing us as a people, and making progress harder to achieve.
so, thats why i'm allergic to drama. why i'm against the words "war on" and why the media just makes me fucking tired.
because every day it makes it monumentally harder to reach my goal.
and more important that i never stop trying.
not faceless nameless crowds and masses. humans, with families, feelings and histories.
so imagine my dismay when everything resembling a conflict becomes dubbed a "War" by the media.
i know they need ratings, and nothing drives ratings like hype. but i think they are making a lot of resolvable situations worse.
every time the words "war on" are added to a situation it becomes polarised. black and white, them and us. and any good general knows that the first essential step to winning is to make "them" less than human. so every new conflict causes dehumanisation within our nation. fracturing us as a people, and making progress harder to achieve.
so, thats why i'm allergic to drama. why i'm against the words "war on" and why the media just makes me fucking tired.
because every day it makes it monumentally harder to reach my goal.
and more important that i never stop trying.