It’s late. Guess an evening coffee was a bad idea.
The power of fungal thinking.
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Anyway. One historian argued that, as a species, we've only once achieved total war - at the Trinity test of the first atomic bomb. Because there was debate by the scientists about the possibility of setting off a chain reaction in the atmosphere which would kill all life on Earth. 3/5🗃️
By creating the circumstances where Iran felt justified in shutting the Straight of Hormuz, the US has threated global supplies, especially oil and fertilizer, which affects, if not everyone on the planet, a significant percentage of us. Does that approach rise to Trinity? 5/5🗃️
Obviously, that definition, while satisfying, is not useful (also, I believe the scientists didn't really think it was likely?). But, it makes me wonder if the current conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran counts. 4/5🗃️
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Many years ago, preparing for an oral exam on Total War and Human Rights with Jean Quataert, I read some papers presented at a conference on Total War about defining the quality of totality as it pertained to war. 1/5🗃️
Historians wanted a definition that was broader than "WWII" but not as broad as "all human wars ever," and it's really difficult - total war is like fish or trees in that regard, once you start trying to define them, you realize they don't exist. 2/5🗃️
The mall had a moment where they stopped playing current pop and started playing 1940s and '50s pop (out of copyright?). _Just Like Romeo and Juliet_ by The Reflections - girl, just run. He's either going to kill you or he hasn't read the play...
Anyway. Luckily we controlled the music in the store