(1) Nation-states produce dead & mutilated bodies.

(2) Nation-states create memorials to honor the dead--demonstrating the sacrifices soldiers have made, the depth of their devotion to the nation.

(3) Memorials to the dead serve to "whitewash" what occurred by hiding the dead bodies.
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Albert Einstein
 
 “I soon learned to scent out what was able to lead to fundamentals--and to turn aside from everything else, from the multitude of things that clutter up the mind.”

“A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the more extended its area of applicability.”