[Very interesting essay. Recommended. -egg]<\/p>\n
One of the consistent myths of pro wrestling is the concept of the \u201cface\u201d and the \u201cheel\u201d \u2013 the good guy and the bad guy. Within the consensus reality of the Kayfabe, these are mortal foes\u2026 right up to the point where one or the other makes a \u201cheel-face turn\u201d, the good guy becoming the bad or vice versa. Like, say, the \u2018heroic rebels\u2019 of the CIA-sponsored Mujahideen becoming the post-9\/11 enemy\u2026 But in reality, they\u2019re still just performers in a symbolic, mythical struggle. Whether they consciously co-operate or not, both sides need the struggle in order to continue their identity, to define their reality.So, again \u2013 who profits? Those invested \u2013 emotionally, financially \u2013 in the game, on both supposed sides. The extremists; the governments who seek any excuse to cow the populous, to keep every single person scared and surveilled; the radicals who want to tear down anything that doesn\u2019t look exactly like their fantasy world be it Dar-al-Islam or Rule Britannia; the corporations that sell the weapons to them all or, like Monsanto, rely on the distraction to conceal their agenda. And, by pure coincidence, those who want to tame the internet, to stop those who don\u2019t want to suffer for their gain from finding out more about the truth behind the spectacle. Anyone who wants to play another game, wants a future of co-operation not competition, strength for all instead of profit-and-loss\u2026 are just collateral damage for the drones and the thugs.<\/p>\n