Antibiotics Will Kill Us All

 Interesting article over at Reality Sandwich by Sean Donahue titled “Antibiotics, Counterinsurgency and the Myth of Contagion,” taking a look at the somewhat telling correlations between the methods used by the Western World  in treating two of their most favorite afflictions, terrorism and disease: 

We operate on the idea that the biggest threats we face come from the outside — bacteria, viruses, and parasites entering our bodies through cuts and bug bites and contaminated food; terrorists sneaking across our borders. And so we seek to eliminate those threats using the most potent weapons and strategies available, from broad spectrum antibiotics to the cruise missiles and laser guided bombs the military uses to secure “full spectrum dominance” on the battlefield.But those approaches are backfiring. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has spurred the evolution of newer, more virulent diseases. The medical establishment’s primary response has been to develop new antibiotics that in turn spur the evolution of stronger bacteria. Large scale bombing, urban firefights, house to house searches, and the detention and torture of suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to upsurges of violent resistance in both countries.These failures require a reexamination of some of our fundamental assumptions about how the world works – and that re-examination has the potential to be a catalyst for some important cultural shifts 

That shit is word. Now excuse me while I get some Synergy all up in my shit     

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