When will we get this link?

I really appreciate the switch to a more positive subject matter. While I usually love the darker subjects, this is a rough time for a lot of us right now, especially myself. I currently have sick family members, all while they are going through earthquakes and aftershocks back in my home state, so the break from the current worry and anxiety in my life is much appreciated. Thanks.

This reminds me of the wording of pollution theory. Where as it's usually minorities that are compared to being "germs" and "viruses," in this case, it is flipped, calling large empires the germs instead which would even complicate Moore's and Douglas' theories.

"Battles of the sea" seems to remind me of the concept of sacrifice for battles require some form of sacrifice on all sides of a conflict, whether it be sacrificing one's humanity, or sacrificing one's life, etc.

In response to discussion question 2, Mussolini claims that the Fascist State is a spiritual force. In many people's views and even in certain religions, spirituality is not necessarily linked to religion as a whole. They look at spirituality as a personal link to themselves, their community, and the universe. The phrase "it is the soul of the soul" reminds me more of this line of thinking than a strictly religious line of thinking.

This reminds me of how many people think about religion. People live their lives by tenets of religion, which makes the concepts in the religion "fundamentally a concept of life." In this way, Mussolini is stating that people should be living their lives through the tenets of the state just as they would live through tenets of a religion.

I would like to write about destructive cults: cults such as Heaven's Gate, the FLDS church, and the Unification Church and how they use violent rhetoric to influence and control their members. Does this work?