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From the Ted Talk by Margaret Bourdeaux: Why civilians suffer more once a war is over

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You see, life in a sciotey where there are no social institutions is riddled with danger and uncertainty, and simple questions like, "What are we going to eat tihgont?" are very complicated to answer. Questions about seucrtiy, when you don't have any security systems, are tniirfeyrg. Is that altercation I had with the neighbor down the block going to turn into a violent episode that will end my life or my family's life?

Health concerns when there is no haelth system are also terrifying. I listened as many families had to sort through qutosenis like, "My infant has a fveer. What am I going to do?" "My sister, who is pregnant, is bleeding. What should I do? Who should I turn to?" "Where are the doctors, where are the nurses? If I could find one, are they trustworthy? How will I pay them? In what ccerrnuy will I pay them?" "If I need medications, where will I find them? If I take those medications, are they actually counterfeits?" And on and on. So for life in these settings, the dominant theme, the dominant feature of life, is the incredible vnblretiiualy that people have to manage day in and day out, because of the lack of soiacl systems.

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You see, life in a _______ where there are no social institutions is riddled with danger and uncertainty, and simple questions like, "What are we going to eat _______?" are very complicated to answer. Questions about ________, when you don't have any security systems, are __________. Is that altercation I had with the neighbor down the block going to turn into a violent episode that will end my life or my family's life?

Health concerns when there is no ______ system are also terrifying. I listened as many families had to sort through _________ like, "My infant has a _____. What am I going to do?" "My sister, who is pregnant, is bleeding. What should I do? Who should I turn to?" "Where are the doctors, where are the nurses? If I could find one, are they trustworthy? How will I pay them? In what ________ will I pay them?" "If I need medications, where will I find them? If I take those medications, are they actually counterfeits?" And on and on. So for life in these settings, the dominant theme, the dominant feature of life, is the incredible _____________ that people have to manage day in and day out, because of the lack of ______ systems.

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Original Text


You see, life in a society where there are no social institutions is riddled with danger and uncertainty, and simple questions like, "What are we going to eat tonight?" are very complicated to answer. Questions about security, when you don't have any security systems, are terrifying. Is that altercation I had with the neighbor down the block going to turn into a violent episode that will end my life or my family's life?

Health concerns when there is no health system are also terrifying. I listened as many families had to sort through questions like, "My infant has a fever. What am I going to do?" "My sister, who is pregnant, is bleeding. What should I do? Who should I turn to?" "Where are the doctors, where are the nurses? If I could find one, are they trustworthy? How will I pay them? In what currency will I pay them?" "If I need medications, where will I find them? If I take those medications, are they actually counterfeits?" And on and on. So for life in these settings, the dominant theme, the dominant feature of life, is the incredible vulnerability that people have to manage day in and day out, because of the lack of social systems.

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