Comment on Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4?
skeezix@lemmy.world 10 months agoWorld history for millennia has shown that the conquerors write the rules. Ownership is established immediately upon victory. It matters not if you’re a yanomamo tribe living 1000 years ago or a modern military 1st world country. The victors write the rules.
FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Isn’t the whole point of civilization to get away from the tyranny of men with sharp sticks? We can’t let the crimes of our ancestors justify modern crimes.