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suicidal minutemen, crazed self-destructive Union and Confederate warriors at Gettysburg, homicidal suicide bombers over Germany in WW.II... all soldiers are to a certain degree suicidal murderors whose actions often destroy the lives of men, women and children. At any time every soldier must be prepared to face certain death for the sake of his comrades and nation.Everyone of them is called upon to face visiting destruction upon the( at least nominally)innocent.
It's interesting that apologists for Israel and the support our government gives its repressive policy, always end up in this position- rock bottom- 'suicide bombings' represent a morally distinct and completely reprehensible type of action which must be stopped before any real negotiations can take place. This just gives an artificial shine to the position 'we refuse to negotiate', It's only appeal is to that 'conventional wisdom' which is the backbone-essence of all human tragedy. Of course, to perpetuate this nonsense we are in need of a whole host of 'experts'- from whence, to wither- no one really knows.And then, if anyone wants to get into the discussion of a posible solution amongst the movers and shakers, he or she must first bow, kowtow and scrape to the conventional wisdom about 'suicide bombers'. Yet suicide bombers are the direct anti-thesis of the conventional wisdom. The more stronger the grip of conventional wisdom, the more suicide bombings which is exactly Baudrillard's point: we are all suicide bombers. This is the TRAGEDY ( people helpless in the grip of conventional wisdom).
The wisdom becomes conventional because it represents the position or opinion on contemporary events requiring the least amount of thought,study, argument or identification with humanity other than your own.
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