So, when and how does the War on Terror end?

[FalloutJack]

The war on terror is, at best, a load of shit based on the misnomer that you can kill an idea (namely the idea of terrorism). And at its worst? A blank check to do immoral things all in the name of a very flimsy excuse.

Will things not change if more and more people understand this? Will they not come to understand...as time drags on?

Well, there is a danger, you see. Have you seen in Ghost in the Shell how America is referred to as an empire? Consider this... People stop believing the lie (whichever lie it is, per se) and don't buy into the political jargon. Government officials have a slip in the morality core and the next thing you know, they do things openly and without needing to justify themselves anymore. The danger with all of this is that they use the smokescreen in order to imply the gossamer-thin reassurance that Democracy is working. And really, it still functions, but the nation has...ALOT of power and influence, doesn't it? It pokes its head into affairs worldwide under the pretense of being the good guys. What happens when they stop pretending?

WWIII for total domination/ control?

Does this mean that the whole pretending has an ameliorating affect? Something bad...preventing something far worse?

I'm not badmouthing the U.S. or anything. I'm merely stating what I think about the whole 'terror' thing as a concept and theorizing what happens when we abandon pretense. It might never happen, but you have to admit...of all the countries in the world, the U.S. could do it. Dominate? Could be...

Cant dominate while having the 10% debt to china. Deny the debt to China. War with China. Use nukes? Loose all allies. China and the West gone? US Economy crashes. US Superpower has fallen.

Too one-sided an argument, I'm afraid. Still hinging too much on the play of using a real moral fiber.

 

[uzo]

War .....

.... War never changes.

EDIT: lol damn i was beaten by other Ron Pearlman fans! (>.<)

But srsly folks, like a lot have said - this particular flavour of conflict will not end until deicide or genocide. Preferably the former.

Who knows? Maybe the Emperor of Humanity will reveal himself and lead us on a glorious Great Crusade!! For the Emperor! (but still .. instead of killing each other, we'd simply start killing some xenos)

 

[infohippie]

It'll never end. Governments world-wide find it far too useful as an excuse to be able to implement all kinds of restrictions they would otherwise never be able to get approved. They'll never give it up voluntarily.

 

[Suicida1 Midget]

It was and is now an escuse to be in the middle east in a resource grab for the gov.. For us(i mean the USA as a whole) its a misson that passed the finish line. But the very guys who run it want more money out of it so they dont have to use what they have to pay our debts. Unfortunatly they want that money 2. I would be shocked if we still had a true ally.

 

[Manji187]

This statement betrays that you little to nothing about the military/industrial complex and the nature of terrorism.

Then enlighten me.

 

[Kahunaburger]

When terrorism signs a treaty of unconditional surrender, obvi. Wait... abstract concepts can't sign treaties? Shit.

 

[Tiger Sora]

Terrorism is an idea. The more you try to silence the idea, the more support it will get. It's an unkillable, out of control monster that plagues the world. It's sad that the very idea has to exist, but it's just fact that it does and we have to live with what has happened. It's because of past events that today it happenes The only thing that will ever bring it's end would be world peace. And we'll just never achieve that in our life times, not that we can't further our goal towards it.

 

[willsham45]

It will end when either, The general public realise that terrorist is can basicly mean anyone of any nationality, including them selves or the elites succeed to kill everyone and or dumb everyone of the world down enough it is no longer needed.

The war on terror is not meant to be a war that ends. Terrorist is so open ended the media can turn anyone one or thing into that title all they have to do is declare it. One moment it will be Muslims then another it could be protesters not wanting tax cuts and wars. If you fall out of line it could be you.

I am sure most of you have seen the anti terror rules they are not meant for terrorist they are meant for you!!! Just look up the abuses of the terrorism act in the uk just using a camera is enough to give you the label.