CULTURE FILES // We All Live in Glass Houses Now

We All Live in Glass Houses Now

The decentralized violence of our current moment

by Matt Moskal

EXCERPT //

Wars, as we remember them, were once territorial. Borders mattered, and governments claimed monopolies on violence and control over populations justified by flags and manifestos. But in a world where borders are shrinking in relevance—where a TikTok in Mumbai can influence protests in Minneapolis—the battleground isn’t land. It’s ideas. And the adversaries? They’re often faceless, leaderless, and decentralized. Picture the Sons of the Harpy from Game of Thrones, or the masked anarchists of V for Vendetta, an army of faceless, nameless soldier ready to be replaced at any moment by a look-alike with similar values. When a movement has no headquarters, no generals, and no borders, how do you fight it? Can you? Should you? //

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