(December 6, 2016 at 1:19 am)Orochi Wrote:(December 6, 2016 at 1:17 am)wallym Wrote: Does what Syria and Russia are doing to those people seem out of character with the history of humanity?
It's kind of silly. America is here because our ancestors killed a lot of people. A LOT of people. And once they got everything they wanted, and were on top of the world, they said "Alright! Time Out! Killing's bad. Everybody has to be nice now!"
Indians: Now that you guys admit conquering is bad, can we have our land back.
US: Sorry buddy, that was before we called timeout on conquering.
US: *TIME IN!* invades Iraq *TIME OUT*
Syria: Doh! You guys are very quick with your times ins and outs!
again appeal to historic precedent won't help you here
I'm saying this is how things are. That's just the dice evolution rolled. It's not good or bad. It just is. Our evolutionary situation has put us in a nice safe comfortable bubble. But do you see that you are viewing this from a very specific perspective that only applies to people in a very specific place and time.
And that the twofold irony, that your specific place and time were created by 1) the thing you are condemning (sorry indians), 2) a system that allows your place and time to be preserved through the actions you are condemning without you having to feel responsible for it (I held up a sign against it).
