tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post5280928088363404120..comments2023-10-22T05:51:58.898-04:00Comments on Soob: A Photo and A QuoteJay@Soobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208597218366281778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37179942.post-66044062506062405252008-08-31T13:21:00.000-04:002008-08-31T13:21:00.000-04:00My favorite quote from this article describes how ...My favorite quote from this article describes how Mexicans, who now live in a state of perpetual civil war, modify their bodies: <I>"They are doing things, like having chips inserted in their forearms so they can be tracked if they are kidnapped, that they never could have imagined during more sedate times."</I> <BR/><BR/>It reminded me of Iraqis, who also live in a generalized state of perpetual civil war, modified their bodies with tattoos, so their families could identify them after a car-bomb or suicide-bomber explosion.*<BR/><BR/>Marvel at the remarkable human ingenuity in the face of perpetual war!<BR/><BR/>* <A HREF="http://baudrillardsbastard.blogspot.com/2007/04/standardization-and-synchronization-of.html" REL="nofollow">Standardization--Synchronization--War--Fear</A>orthohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475048083814392914noreply@blogger.com