@paulg how about a war or greed?
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@StavMessinis That was tried in several countries starting about 100 years ago. Didn't work out too well.
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@paulg So you are suggesting The War on The War On*?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg in addition to the general expense and collateral damage common to all wars, wars on abstract nouns are all unwinnable. -
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@paulg how about "War on disruptive Startup (Uber, AirBnB)? :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Since world war 2 ended, i think using war as a political metaphor or literal should probably just be avoided generally.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Is there a pattern here? Maybe war is the wrong metaphor for solving hard problems. - 1 more reply
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@paulg Only exception being the War on Cancer (Nixon 1971), during which cancer research has progressed like other biomedical research. -
@jpirruccello@paulg There are a lot of arguments that the war on cancer detrimentally crowded out other, perhaps more effective, research.
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@paulg Google Ann Arbor, MI, $5 fine for 8 oz or less of pot, mid 1970s. The town did not go to hellThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Further to the point, why is *war* always the chosen solution metaphor?? Let's solve problems w understanding, not aggression.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg "No country has ever benefitted from prolonged warfare." — Sun Tzu, The Art of WarThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg "War on Christmas"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg "Penrose's Law states that the population size of prisons and psychiatric hospitals are inversely related"pic.twitter.com/vaXLeRxZP5
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@paulg war on politiciansThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg can we make an exception for “Guns”, though? - 1 more reply
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