tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811719312494990925.post-26640972004431072412007-05-28T08:18:00.000-07:002007-05-28T08:18:00.000-07:00"The tragedy arises from the recipient who returns the letter unopened." -JLB<BR/><BR/>The language of war is precisely this kind of tragedy: enclosed information knocking elbows in a triangular arena--military, government, society--which, on the contrary, does have an objective sense of causality. The problem, then, is that from this arena, we gather the following "top ten," if you will:<BR/><BR/>10. Use our citizens as tool<BR/>9. Use our citizens as influence<BR/>8. Use our citizens as objection<BR/>7. Spend energy on law<BR/>6. Spend time on thought<BR/>5. Spend money on equipment<BR/>4. Achieve a thesis<BR/>3. Achieve leverage<BR/>2. Achieve supremacy<BR/>1. End the war<BR/><BR/>Therefore, the envelope, as metaphor, is never opened, because it's always already opened; it's the third elephant in the room. The language of war may be a frustrating silence, but it's from that quiet that we get poets who talk about the President in terms of a boat metaphor. It's not affective, but effective--like the fantastic spider pop of color that erupts with a bomb, or a venue, such as this, where words echo and bounce.Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399732748321985718noreply@blogger.com