@Spacehistory@theforkiverse.com
Post #1675095
2026-03-18 18:56 UTC
@blueorchestra All of these countries have the same thing in common: they are made up of humans. I cited these specific countries because they were all founded as pluralistic, democratic nations (which fit with the narrative of the original post). I could’ve picked Germany, I could’ve picked Argentina, I certainly could’ve picked Japan. I could have picked Australia. I could go on.
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@Deglassco@mastodon.social 2026-03-18 19:50
@Spacehistory @blueorchestra At the moment the United States and Israel are engaged in a conflict that is being framed almost entirely in terms of security—threats, deterrence, stability, defense. But that language sits on top of something deeper. In both cases, ideas about security have long been shaped by how each state has dealt with populations marked as different, subordinate, or outside the full bounds of political belonging.