I just heard a Skynews reporter say that Israel is heading back to a “tit for tat cycle of violence.”
Traditionally “tit for tat” implies that tit and tat are equal in value. But in this case “tit” is deliberately murdering and maiming innocent men, women and children, and “tat” is hunting down and killing the people responsible.
The simplistic media remain stuck in their own cycle of trite, simplistic and misleading cliches, all to help continue to obscure the seemingly quaint notion of responsibility.
For those who aren’t aware (because neither Phil nor Chris mention it, as is appropriate since it’s not her claim to fame), she’s also married to Eric Drexler, making them the most brilliant couple that I know or, for that matter, know of.
[Update at noon]
I was just informed of an even better reason not to mention it–it’s apparently no longer true. I hadn’t heard that they separated and divorced recently.