B. (because there's no v in Japanese)

[rich]

whatever your rationale, I think guys in combat is a bit different than
working in a factory. throughout history soldiers bonded under
horrific/stressful conditions; those in law enforcement as well to a
certain extent. I dont believe its a myth

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:05 AM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:

> But the modern mechanical unit worker, so easily replaced with automation,
> robots, is not all that different from the office worker who sits in a
> cubical.  One of the most misread, or should I say, misused texts, since by
> definition a classic is not read but only misused, is Adam Smith's TWoN, a
> book that, ironically, is forever married to conservative politics, and is
> one of the greatest arguments against the exploitation of modern labor. In
> the book Smith describes work, pre-modern work. We crossed over to modern
> work, as we readers of M&D know, long before Ford and Vibe. In any event,
> it's impossible to uphold the band of brothers myth on the American side.
> Restrepo is not a documentary of brotherhood or courage, but a film, an
> imitation, pornography.
>
>
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