A second tactic, the practice of intentional deceit and alteration of the historical narrative, is the focus of this section.
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One of these, the practice of appropriating beneficial cultural practices and monopolizing them, is described in the Cultural Hijacking section on the Treacherous Roads page. Because of this States have developed a number of tactics to survive those all too brief periods of peace that punctuate the wars. While States seem to grow most vigorously during times of war, at least those that do not miscalculate and unintentionally weaken or destroy themselves during the conflicts, wars do not necessarily last forever. “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” - George Orwell, 1984 "Is there really as much difference as we think between the Aztec human sacrifices to their gods and the modern human sacrifices in war to the idols of nationalism and the sovereign state?" - Erich Fromm The relatively new superabundance and the resulting problem of obesity is something that many cultures have yet to adapt to.Ĭultural Dead Ends-War, Slavery and Human Sacrifice Since many cultures evolved during times of scarcity, they developed traditions and customs focused on feasting and celebratory eating for the rare occasions when food was plentiful. This plentitude, combined with an increasing number of sedentary jobs, a hyper-connected world of 24 hour television and entertainment options, and an ever increasing fear of allowing children to explore the world on their own, has contributed to the growing problem of adult and even childhood obesity. One example of a recent shift in the landscape is the superabundance of food in many countries. Our cultural heritage may offer suggestions for alternate paths forward but sometimes the culture itself needs to transform. Sometimes the environment itself changes, in the worst cases requiring the physical migration of some or all members of society in order to survive. Other times the force for change comes from within through technical innovations. Sometimes the pressure to change comes from outside, through the import of foreign goods or ideas.