there is no war in Ba Sing Se

== English == === Alternative forms === there's no war in Ba Sing Se there's no war within the walls === Etymology === From the episode "City of Walls and Secrets" of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, aired on September 22, 2006, in which the corrupt officials of the city Ba Sing Se try to keep order by hypnotizing citizens to believe that "there's [sic] no war in Ba Sing Se", even as the city is being besieged. === Phrase === there is no war in Ba Sing Se (Internet slang, occasionally sarcastic) Nothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important information is being covered up). === See also === we have always been at war with Eastasia