The difference between sacrificial and nonsacrificial violence is anything but exact; it is even arbitrary. At times the difference threatens to disappear entirely - René Girard, Violence and the Sacred , 1972. Strategically deployed, the rumor represents one of the most powerful weapons that can| Traditions of Conflict
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be—Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, 1961.| traditionsofconflict.substack.com