ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul

[Mudhammam]

I totally get where 404 is coming from but I have to agree with Faith No More. I think the one difference is that we know war is horrific and that all sides are generally responsible for barbaric acts against innocent sentient beings, which is always more evil than destroying inanimate objects. Yet the concerted effort to destroy history that is about as close to sacred as I can imagine, and culture, and knowledge, is so contrary to what we truly know to be right, that it strikes a huge nerve quite separate from the anger I feel at the tragic murders. It's like a different level altogether, not to put a greater value on ancient books over human lives though.