I draw two
messages from this wise remark by Walt Kelly’s
little
possum.
First of all,
Pogo is telling us that if we look in the mirror we’ll see that we
ourselves
are part of the problem.
In fact, the war planners and warmongers rely
on our
money, our
bodies, our votes
and our consent.
Without us,
their
whole, seemingly
unstoppable
war machine grinds to a halt.
There is
another truth
hidden in Pogo's aphorism.
Let's look into
the looking glass,
and
play around
a bit
with Pogo’s
words.
I think Walt
Kelly would approve.