Tag: War
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Capitalism Unimagined
The concept we’re describing touches on the cyclical nature of capitalism, where rules and regulations—designed to maintain fairness and accountability—are often subverted by those with capital. The Dance of Loopholes and Capital In capitalist systems, regulations are established to ensure fair competition, protect consumers, and maintain economic stability. However, these rules are frequently navigated by…
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War Larp
Armies prepare to fight the last Hollywood larp, rather than their next anti war indie. War is the continuation of delusion by other means. Our garish parade of grunts rehearses for their next technicolor Götterdämmerung, a glorious clash of CGI battalions against a backdrop of pixilated deserts. Their maneuvers, choreographed by generals hopped up on John Wayne matinees,resemble…
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Looking Like Your Doing Something
The rain lashed against the canvas tent, the wind like a fist against a taut drum. Colonel Valentini slammed a battered map onto the rickety table, the sound a gunshot in the confined space. Captain Ricci, fresh out of West Point and polished like a new saddle, flinched. “Easy to bark orders from behind a…
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No Vietcong Ever Called Me Gringo
Joe, it’s the same bloody circus, isn’t it? Only the headliners change, while the carnies keep spinning the same deadly routines. Once upon a time, it was choppers slicing the humid air over rice paddies, napalm signatures scrawled across the jungle like obscene graffiti. Now it’s sleek drones circling high above the desert, quiet as…