Watching the commercial for the 300 prequel got me thinking about the idea of war again. Our recovery from the great depression is tied to a world war. This newest depression is tied to a war on terror–one that can never be one or even end. It occurs to me that war seems to be a prerequisite of human civilization. I cannot name a significant part of the world that isn’t in some state of conflict. It seems that we are a people drawn from the divisions between us and try as we might we tend to line up in some form of an us vs. them dichotomy.
In terms of America, us vs. them is supposed to boil down to good vs. evil, with us always being the side of good. Within the nation there are those same lines, though good and bad line up as tradition vs. progress. We call it Republican vs. Democrat round these parts. Its anyone’s guess as to who is actually good. I like to think that the true good are the ones who don’t buy into the dichotomy and recognize the futility of war.
Some Thoughts:
- Started watching Being Human again. Many say the Vampire/Werewolf thing is old hat, and they’d be right, but this show constantly finds ways to make the interactions between the characters incredibly compelling.
- One thing I’m looking forward to more than the 2014-15 NFL season is the 2013 season (5) of the League coming to Netflix.