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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 occupying 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
