Monday, June 26, 2006
Total War
Full spectrum dominance--in preparation for what author Zevedei Barbu called total war--requires control of all social institutions: government, religion, academia, and media.
Over the past decade, I and my colleagues from these arenas of cultural conflict have experienced similar forms of exclusion, yet, to date no one has managed to unite in any meaningful or productive way those who have lost the opportunity to contribute to social development or to exercise their social responsibility.
I've noticed, though, that from time to time our more entrepreneurial admirers weigh in with commentary on this dilemma, but never seem to get beyond their laments to actually organizing some form of alternative online funding mechanism to support such things as hedge schools, conferences, or learning houses where we can build the networked intellectual infrastructure required for effective activism. It may be tempting for them to critique and leave it at that, but what we really need is their help.
Over the past decade, I and my colleagues from these arenas of cultural conflict have experienced similar forms of exclusion, yet, to date no one has managed to unite in any meaningful or productive way those who have lost the opportunity to contribute to social development or to exercise their social responsibility.
I've noticed, though, that from time to time our more entrepreneurial admirers weigh in with commentary on this dilemma, but never seem to get beyond their laments to actually organizing some form of alternative online funding mechanism to support such things as hedge schools, conferences, or learning houses where we can build the networked intellectual infrastructure required for effective activism. It may be tempting for them to critique and leave it at that, but what we really need is their help.
