Comments on: Layers, Cells, Constellations

By: Hg

Hg — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:26:11 +0000

Peter – yeah, I suppose that’s why I’ve become more, erm, at peace with the concept of random obliteration over the years. As I’ve become older, I have a better grasp of the realities of conflict and warfare. It feels less apocalyptic and more mundane with each passing year.
Also, there’s nothing like spending the best part of your twenties tiptoeing past rubbish bins and parked cars, wondering if they’re going to explode any minute, to make the concept of nuclear holocaust seem a little theoretical and remote. I guess I have something to thank the IRA for after all.
That’s one of the faults that I see in this piece of writing in retrospect. Have I made it clear enough that this enduring fear is non-specific? It’s no longer about the bomb. It’s more of a generalised, knee-jerk uncertainty about the future, which continually erodes my self-confidence.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:52:21 +0000

(From POTW) Nice post. Glad you’re happy. For me, it never went though, just changed skin colour and religion.
Wars, cold wars, and fear of wars sell armaments. And the market is the whole of the law.

By: Hg

Hg — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:14:09 +0000

Thanks Bob. I was pleased with this one, so it’s nice that it’s getting a little attention outside of my usual circle of readers.

By: bob

bob — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:51:42 +0000

Congratulations on winning Post of the Week! Well done.

By: Hg

Hg — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:04:24 +0000

Vicky – before I got my mum’s view on the subject, I remember trying to work out whether our kitchen table was big enough for the four of us to shelter under.
Pica – true, there are similarities. It doesn’t feel quite the same for me though. Less inevitable. Random terrorism doesn’t scare me quite as much as the squaring off of two ideologically opposed superpowers.