~ we know that it is hip for americans of all political persuasions to reduce their vocabulary to the tiniest sound bites when discussing current topics: wto, g8, 6+1, r2k, or fcb. not only does it sadden us to see all the opportunities offered by our language limited to virtual icons; thin descriptions are bound to lead only to thin investigations. while we would not be the ones to argue that these short terms do not meet the requirements of making much better logos for websites and magazine covers, seeing the attacks made at new york’s world trade center – ‘wtc’, kids – attacks reduced to 9-11 or 911 still makes those of us at the angry red planet sick. wtf.

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