‘Allofhumanity’sproblemsstemfrom

man’sinabilitytositquietlyinaroomalone.’

BlaisePascal(-62)

“人类的所有问题，

都源于人们无法独自安静地坐在房间里。”

布莱斯·帕斯卡(-62)

IfirstreadtheEnglishphilosopherJohnGraywhilesittinginthesilenceofthestill,mid-afternoonheatofHelmandProvinceinAfghanistan.InBlackMass:ApocalypticReligionandtheDeathofUtopia(),GrayshowedhowtheUnitedStates’presidentGeorgeWBushandtheUnitedKingdom’sprimeministerTonyBlairframedthe‘waronterror’(whichIwaspartof)asanapocalypticstrugglethatwouldforgethenewAmericancenturyofliberaldemocracy,wherepersonalfreedomandfreemarketsweretheendgoalsofhumanprogress.SpeakingattheSydneyWriters’Festivalin,Grayhighlightedanimportantcaveattothephrase‘Youcan’thaveanomelettewithoutbreakingeggs,’whichissometimesused,callously,tojustifyextrememeanstohigh-valueends.Gray’scaveatwas:‘Youcanbreakmillionsofeggsandstillnothaveasingleomelette.’InmytwoprevioustoursofIraq,Ihadseenfirst-hand–assectarianhatred,insurgency,warfighting,targetedkillingsandtheeuphemisticallynamedcollateraldamagetoreapartbuildings,bodies,

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