What have we come to?

Sailor Steve · 09-30-09, 10:40 AM

I'd say you're both wrong. Conquerors from Cyrus to Darius to Alexander to Caesar to William didn't get their backing just through force of personality. Those armies were full of young men who were in it simply for the chance to loot, pillage, rape and murder with some official sanctioning.

There have always been and will always be some who don't see others as human beings, but as objects for anything from derision to attack. And they're not so far from you and I.

09-30-09, 10:40 AM	#15
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'd say you're both wrong. Conquerors from Cyrus to Darius to Alexander to Caesar to William didn't get their backing just through force of personality. Those armies were full of young men who were in it simply for the chance to loot, pillage, rape and murder with some official sanctioning. There have always been and will always be some who don't see others as human beings, but as objects for anything from derision to attack. And they're not so far from you and I. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo