The Uncounted

[pynelyf]

There is the logic of the quote attributed to Stalin--something along the lines of one death is a tragedy while millions are a statistic. But what happens in a culture that depends on the statistic? Consider, for us, wars mean statistics--the number of casualties is counted jealously, hoarded, recreated in empty pairs of army boots at war protests.

So. If one death is a tragedy and millions are a statistic in a time when we speak in statistics, what are those who go uncounted?