War is now a form of TV entertainment, and what made the First World War so particularly entertaining were two American inventions, barbed wire and the machine gun.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote calls modern war entertainment, citing inventions that made past wars particularly 'entertaining' to viewers.
- In plain terms
- War is TV entertainment, made exciting by inventions like barbed wire.
- What can you take from it?
- War is often viewed as entertainment by distant observers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is war entertainment?
- How does media shape views?
Another view
It oversimplifies the complexity of war as just entertainment.
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