Learn from the mistakes of others

... terrorism is not terror. when you're talking about a war on terror, that's like a war on technique. it's like having a war on blitzkreig, when the germans would suddenly come over the belgian border in tanks. what we really have is a serious disorder problem.

- bruce sterling in bruce mau with jennifer leonard and the institute without boundaries, massive change. (london: phaidon press, 2004)

this is pretty much my response to this 'war on terror' stuff. 'terror' may be a noun: as in 'he felt terror', but the norks that be are meaning to say 'war on terrorism' (but it's not so catchy) ... afterall, having a war on terror is about as absurd a thing as anyone could dream up - i mean, war = terror, right.

i don't even have to go get killed in one to be terrified of war. not putting my hand up to go experience the real possibility.