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| | M*A*S*H ( aka MASH ) and the Struggle of Life Against Death |
 | | In many ways, it reenacts the "culture war" that was going on in America when the show started in which liberalism, the counter-culture and the anti-war movement, were in a battle with traditional culture, government, and the military. |
 | | On one side, it offers a caricature of the military, which is depicted as an institution based on rules, rank, bureaucracy, hypocrisy, war, and mindless expressions of patriotism. |
 | | On the other side, it shows us a group of people who value peace, life, egalitarianism, and a more tolerant view of human nature. |
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