# Collective negotiation of causal relations

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2007-07-11-collective-negotiation-of-causal-relations

The piece argues that American opposition to the Iraq war collectively avoids responsibility for the consequences of the invasion.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 11 July 2007

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Hermeneutic Heretic (web.archive.org)](https://web.archive.org/web/https://hermeneuticheretic.net/2007/07/11/collective-negotiation-of-causal-relations/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 11 July 2007
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: social-science, war, politics, political-discourse.

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