Personal Equals Political

Weeks, Curtis Gale. "Personal Equals Political." Phatic Communion. August 9, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051016220114/http://www.phaticcommunion.com/archives/2005/08/personal_equals.php (accessed August 31, 2007).

“The Chimeras”, a poem by W. H. Auden, is related to 5GW.


Speculation of a label given to the effort to either pre-empt a 5GW attack or defend against one: “The War on Confusion.”

The label is drawn from the present taxonomy being used to describe the pre-emption/defense against 4GW — The War on Terror.

It is suggested that either label points to the need for personal, individual development in a 4GW/5GW world, as a defense; furthermore, that superempowerment of individuals, which will figure heavily in the future dynamics of the world, correlates with the suggestion of a necessity for personal development.

It is thought that “the poem might offer deep insights into the conflicts facing us by offering insights into the very personal aspects of that conflict, the aspects of our own personal reactions and the actions of those who oppose us.”

[Note:  The blog Phatic Communion is now defunct; link leads to copy of blog post on the Wayback Machine.]


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