We prefer to imagine brutal wars and atrocities.... : Quote by Rosa Brooks

“ We prefer to imagine brutal wars and atrocities as events that "just happen" every now and then, much like tornadoes or lightning strikes; this metaphor suggests that we can't generalize from them, since they are radically discontinuous with ordinary life. But wars and atrocities do not "just happen": societies and individuals slide into them, little by little, one tiny decision or omission at a time. (p214) ”

Rosa Brooks
  • From : How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon
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