This week, the famed AK-47 assault rifle turned sixty years old. Happy birthday AK! Wait, ah, anything wrong with this? There are an estimated 100,000,000 million AKs in the world today and it is the clear winner for most recognizable weapon ever made. The rifle's birthday was celebrated in Russia this week, with noted guests providing testimonies about the weapon's impact on their lives. The Defence Minister of Zimbabwe, a nation with a distinctive history of civil war, commented poetically, "In the AK, I see freedom. I see justice. I see democracy. I see self-determination. I see nationhood. I see a peace broker." His list was missing some the the more notable AK associations, however, including Child Soldiery, Terrorism, Civil War, oh, don't forget death. Should we really be celebrating the birthday of one of the most recognizable products of our depravity?
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Happy Birthday, Ah, Death?
This week, the famed AK-47 assault rifle turned sixty years old. Happy birthday AK! Wait, ah, anything wrong with this? There are an estimated 100,000,000 million AKs in the world today and it is the clear winner for most recognizable weapon ever made. The rifle's birthday was celebrated in Russia this week, with noted guests providing testimonies about the weapon's impact on their lives. The Defence Minister of Zimbabwe, a nation with a distinctive history of civil war, commented poetically, "In the AK, I see freedom. I see justice. I see democracy. I see self-determination. I see nationhood. I see a peace broker." His list was missing some the the more notable AK associations, however, including Child Soldiery, Terrorism, Civil War, oh, don't forget death. Should we really be celebrating the birthday of one of the most recognizable products of our depravity?
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