Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
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> In practical terms, what matters today whether or not you cheer
> Osama's death or AQ's demise? It won't be you who will be
> responsible for either when it comes.
>
This kind of irrelevancy seems particularly grounded in the experience of teachers and of journalists (perhaps also of sports fans). More deeply, it is grounded in the total separation of production and consumption, and the radical individuation that this generates. What counts is which side one cheers for, not which activity one engages in. The spectator view of politics and war, or the ultimate trivialization of "Which side are you on?"
Carrol