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Suicide Bombers Presidents Obama, Bush, and other politicians routinely call them and their leaders evil. Others say they’re hapless dimwits lured into sacrificing themselves on the altar of jihad for the sake of remuneration or virgins in paradise. There are also theories that they’re trying to rid their countries of what they perceive as military occupations [...] Continue reading The Monster Dialectic Who are the monsters that contemporary, developed nations fear the most? A look at the ones we hear the most about nowadays. Continue reading Who or What are Contemporary Monsters? Implications can be very powerful tools. When the media hypes language using phrases, such as “hunting terrorists”, listeners should be concerned with the consequences. Not does this kind of phraseology raise ethical and moral questions but lays the groundwork for heavy-handed legislation down the road. Continue reading Hunting the Terrorists — The Impact of Words on Actions Where have all the terrorists gone? Seems like the longer the Global War on Terror continues, the less the western media refer to the other side as terrorists, preferring substitutes such as militants, insurgents, and bombers. This chapter delves into the metamorphosis. Continue reading Terrorist or Insurgent? The definition of a modern monster and an explanation how it evolved and what it means today. Do all members of a society fear monsters in the same way and to the same extent? Continue reading Preface: The Modern Monster, a Working Definition |
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An original thinker whose interests cover the spectrum, Jesse enjoys writing satire, essays, fiction, and poetry. A novel is currently under way and will be based on the ideas set forth in The Happiness Principle series of posts published on this blog. ModernFolktales.com is Jesse's ongoing attempt to make sense out of the nonsensical—admittedly an absurd but fun task.