This quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt is a plain pointer of the power imbalance between the supposed "civil" and also "savage" societies. It indicates that the "savages" are at a disadvantage due to the fact that they do not have access to one of the most powerful tool of the contemporary age: the atom bomb. This quote is a pointer of the power dynamics in between the two teams, and how the "civil" cultures have the upper hand as a result of their access to advanced modern technology. It also acts as a warning of the prospective consequences of such an imbalance, as the "savages" may be incapable to defend themselves against the destructive power of the atom bomb. The quote is a reminder of the demand for a more equitable circulation of power and resources in order to guarantee the safety and also safety of all cultures.
"After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war"
"On the eighteenth of December 1972, when we thought we were getting another of the hundreds of little tactical air raids, we heard the bombs going in out there in the railroad yards and this went on for about thirty minutes"
"I think it has other roots, has to do, in part, with a general anxiety in contemporary life... nuclear bombs, inequality of possibility and chance, inequality of goods allotted to us, a kind of general racist, unjust attitude that is pervasive"
"I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed"
