Them

There is no “them” unless there is an “us,” and there is no “us” unless there is a “them.” The one that is not “us” is “non-us,” but the one that is not them is “us” as they assume. This is an asymmetric relationship. From their point of view, the one that is not “them” is “us”. We imagine “us,” “non-us,” and “them,” but the enemy imagines “us” and “them.” Our “us” and/or “non-us” and/or “them” is their “them” all the same. They are an enemy to themselves, not only to us! ...