Oldal 116 [116]
Then, too, I suppose—if he suspects certain men of having free
thoughts and not putting up with his ruling—so that he can have
a pretext for destroying them by giving them to the enemy? For all
these reasons isn’t it necessary for a tyrant always to be stirring up
war? (Ibid. 567.a.)
The alien is as necessary as bread for the sense of identity, especially
when our identity is on shaky legs. But let us not be unfair. This is
not only a peculiarity of the tyrannos, but a very important factor
in community-forming historically. That is exactly why it can
be abused without further ado. The German Lebensraum (living
space) is a concept that at first glance does not appear problematic.
But its use our living space (sense of self) narrows not only “space”
for everyone but the scope of “living” as well (through our sense
of enemy). As a result of this process, anyone who endangers our
living space must be placed outside the self-space or be destroyed,
depending on whether the hatred is territorial or generic. I deserve
life, as does the space, ergo those who are in that space are occupy¬
ing it in my stead. I must expel them or destroy them, or else they
will expel or destroy me. The blind cannot see it, the deaf cannot
hear it. If a community thinks this way, then that space can also
be a common space, and life is the process that takes place in it
that space and needs to be protected by putting up a wall around it.
The introductory quote was not accidental, nor is that I am referring
to Game of Thrones. The series has an unprecedented influence on
the world. Tens of millions of people are watching it worldwide,
the former President of the United States is among its fans, and
its impact is really great.
I wonder where this popularity comes from. What is the fuss
about? It demands that we talk about it. One reason for it: we live