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It seems we cannot manage without an enemy. The figure of the enemy cannot be abolished from the processes of civilization. The need is second nature even to a man of peace. In his case the image of the enemy is simply shifted from a human object to a natural or social force [or vice versa] that in some way threatens us and has to be defeated, whether it be [terrorism, communism], capitalistic exploitation, environmental pollution, or even third world hunger. But though these are "virtuous" cases, even hatred of injustice, as Brecht reminds us, "makes the brow grow stern."    By Umberto Eco    [fullquote]