There was a time when "normal" men and women cheered at the sight of
gladiators killing each other for sport. We fancy ourselves a more
evolved and "civilized" people yet I wonder. Is it really more civilized
to turn a blind eye while innocents are blown to bits in dark corners
of the earth with our tacit approval? In ancient times men died for
crimes we might call petty today. Would they similarly call the crimes
of the dead we leave petty? What are their crimes after all? Being born
on ground beneath which hide riches of oil and diamonds and gold? Not
favoring the masters that we pay homage to? For what crime is a bloody
death just punishment? When you obey your masters, when you pay your
taxes, when you extol the virtue of your ideals at the end of a sword,
have you carefully weighed the justice of your cause? You have not. You
will not. Your mind is so corrupted by the machinations of your masters
you cannot even fathom those choices. They are not yours to make because
they have already been made for you. March on mindless children. Few
among you will take heed to the horror your apathy has left behind you.
But your children and their children will face those horrors someday.
And their anguish will be laid upon the altar of your willful ignorance.
No comments:
Post a Comment