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Calling it “Department of War” tells the public:

#Conflict is the #default #Force is #normal #Interna #tension is existential #Civil# life is #subordinate to #victory

That’s how #societies slide into treating themselves as #enemy territory.

Not through #laws Through #language

#DOW #Departmentofwar #war

#🌊🏝️ The Little #Islands of #Trust

(a story for the #Nostr #timeline )

Once upon a time, there was a wide blue sea filled with many small islands.

Each island was different. Some were quiet. Some were busy. Some liked to talk. Some liked to listen.

Between the islands were bridges.

But here’s the rule everyone knew:

No #bridge existed by #default .