WHY BLAME RECENT EPSTEIN !
WE BLAME RECENT EPSTEIN Episode, BUT Western
(Abrahamic) HISTORICAL epics justifies such actions in past (Western Data
Genesis Gemini AI) Rape culture in the Iliad -The Iliad is
fundamentally rooted in a culture of sexual violence and the commodification of
women, though the poem often uses euphemisms or focuses on the resulting male
"dishonour" rather than the trauma of the victims.
Women as "Spear-Captives" and Property -
In the heroic society of the Iliad, women from conquered cities
were treated as "booty" (spoils of war).
· The Dispute over
Briseis: The poem's central conflict—the "wrath of Achilles"—begins
with a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon over the captive woman Briseis.
She is valued not as a person, but as a "prize of honour" (geras)
that reflects a warrior's status.
· Commodification: Women
were ranked alongside gold, tripod stands, and horses as prizes in athletic
competitions, such as the funeral games for Patroclus.
Standard Military Practice -
Wartime and post-war rape were treated as standard military practices.
· Systemic Violence: In
Book 2, Nestor encourages the Achaean soldiers not to return home until each
has "slept with" a Trojan wife—a clear reference to the mass sexual violence
expected after a city falls.
Enslavement: The Greek term andrapodizein describes the
process of killing the men of a conquered city and enslaving the women and
children, which invariably included sexual exploitation #Indonordicassociation(dot)org
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WHY WAS THE FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT SO FIERCE DURING WW2?
It is difficult to distinguish between the quality of both the German and Russian soldiers. Both were motivated by their love for their motherland. But there were others factors that drove the two sides to such desperate fighting.
One, both sides knew that this was a no-holds bar war. Not fighting was thus not an option.
Second, both Hitler and Stalin had squads that killed any deserter. Turning away from fighting was just not possible.
Thus was seen some of the most bitter, brutal and desperate fighting on the WW2 eastern (Russian) Front.
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
-- George Santayana
Quotes....
"Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness."
--Otto von Bismarck
"When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.'
--Mao Zedong
Quotes....
"The main thing is to make history, not to write it."
--Otto von Bismarck
"When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
--Winston Churchill
Quotes....
"In time of war the loudest patriots are the greatest profiteers."
--August Bebel
"God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best."
--Voltaire
Quotes about War....
"Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war."
---Otto von Bismarck
Quotes....
"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
--Hermann Goering
Quotes....
"To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy."
--Tzu Sun
"All men are brothers, like the seas throughout the world; So why do winds and waves clash so fiercely everywhere?"
--Emperor Hirohito
