RE: Why Btonze Age?
July 1, 2016 at 2:35 pm
(This post was last modified: July 1, 2016 at 2:43 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The story appears to be -set- in the bronze age. The narrators version of it, anyway. Standard Golden Age establishment legend/myth.
"We come from really long ago, and we used to be badasses that stomped all over the place, generally getting our way".
It's a particularly seductive narrative to peoples who found themselves in the exact opposite situation irl. Common tropes revolve around a great (and lost) civilization...larger than life heroes fighting wild animals and mythical creatures, winning battles against superhuman or supernatural enemies, wrestling spirits, securing divine generational blessings/protection/curses, etc. Pass the popcorn.
"We come from really long ago, and we used to be badasses that stomped all over the place, generally getting our way".
It's a particularly seductive narrative to peoples who found themselves in the exact opposite situation irl. Common tropes revolve around a great (and lost) civilization...larger than life heroes fighting wild animals and mythical creatures, winning battles against superhuman or supernatural enemies, wrestling spirits, securing divine generational blessings/protection/curses, etc. Pass the popcorn.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
