JOIN THE ACTION: Some thoughts about military recruiting Lookin 4 an x-otic 2-yr. vacashoon 2 sum var off korner uv da vorld? We've got 1 excitin deal! U dan't need much educashion er huv 2 worry beut klothin or meals. all U need 2 do os ubey orders + be part uv our defense shield. If video gumes seem trite + ordinary violence 2 borin why nut go 4 action whech vill give Ur kuntry 'z top companies profit & glory? Don't B da last kid 2 miss da x-sitement! Kontact Ur Peace Forces todie! Yes - we'll pay ya ta kill uthers Ah, whad da high! Frida: The problem with satire is that it back-handedly endorses the behavior it condemns. Dmiritri: It is a double-edged sword, isn't it? ===================================================================================== from Peace Pieces: Reflections on Violence and Conflict Resolution by T Newfields SUMMARY: An image of a coffin, satire about military recruiting, and brief conversation about satire. KEYWORDS: military recruiting, satire, sanctioned aggression, promoting violence Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955) Begun: 1993 in Shizuoka, Japan ⩝ Finished: 2017 in Xīn-Táiběi, Taiwan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST http://www.tnewfields.info/PeacePoems/cult.htm TOC http://www.tnewfields.info/PeacePoems/index.html NEXT > http://www.tnewfields.info/PeacePoems/ecopeace.htm