(n.) The practice of applying physical or psychological suffering at such an acute level as to terrorize the victim into surrendering his will to the subject. This has the added effect of terrorizing all those connected to him as well.
The practice of torture is often masked as a method of extracting information or a confession out of an enemy combatant. This is false. We can see the practice of torture following the former definition in everything from crucifixions to the Spanish Inquisition, to the famous torture of Han Solo, after which he said "they never even asked me any questions."
(v.) To apply the practice of torture. This can be done consciously or unconsciously, such as through repeated commercial breaks during Olympic coverage.
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Today's world seems to be both a rejection of classic ideas, and repackaging them and selling them off as something new. So rather than pretend what we're experiencing isn't the same old bullshit, this blog explores the truth behind so many terms we hear today.
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