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talkpoliticsHistoric and fabulous descriptions of human sacrifice present us with a wide variety of ritual practices. In one of them, a wicker statue is set on fire with a victim trapped inside (see Nicholas Cage). In another a human being is used by a priest for the practice of divination ala haruspices. Yet another has a priest plunging a dagger into the breast of an all-too willing victim. We are all familiar with the image of the woman being tied to a stake to propitiate the Vatican:
Caesar had an entire town burned to the ground with the order that no slaves were to be taken nor any plunder seized. His reason for such an outrage was to prove his detractors wrong about his motives. Instead of thinking he was in it for the money, they were subsequently convinced that he was mentally deranged. He was not alone in his madness: Assyrian kings had reputations for similar acts of human sacrifice.
Worshipers of Caesar might claim that his was not a ritual because he only did it once. He had to teach those pesky Celts a lesson so that they would stop insulting the honor of the People of Rome. It was an unfortunate consequence of a war that Caesar did not start in the first place. Caesar had to show the Germans that he was not afraid to use force. Had those Gallic folk not been fried, more would have died later along with Roman soldiers. We have heard these excuses before and we will hear them again.
Thomas Szasz wrote a book about a modern day priesthood practicing human sacrifice. Ceremonial Chemistry shows us the dark side of the medical profession. These doctors profess to be scientists but their protocols are thoroughly unscientific. They adhere to an ancient doctrine that disturbances of the mind have their foundation in the balance of bodily fluids. If anyone tells you that your sorrow is caused by a chemical imbalance, they are either a human sacrificer seeking to stab you in the back with a chemical dependency, or they are under the spell of such a charlatan.
What other forms of human sacrifice can we see going on around us?
Caesar had an entire town burned to the ground with the order that no slaves were to be taken nor any plunder seized. His reason for such an outrage was to prove his detractors wrong about his motives. Instead of thinking he was in it for the money, they were subsequently convinced that he was mentally deranged. He was not alone in his madness: Assyrian kings had reputations for similar acts of human sacrifice.
Worshipers of Caesar might claim that his was not a ritual because he only did it once. He had to teach those pesky Celts a lesson so that they would stop insulting the honor of the People of Rome. It was an unfortunate consequence of a war that Caesar did not start in the first place. Caesar had to show the Germans that he was not afraid to use force. Had those Gallic folk not been fried, more would have died later along with Roman soldiers. We have heard these excuses before and we will hear them again.
Thomas Szasz wrote a book about a modern day priesthood practicing human sacrifice. Ceremonial Chemistry shows us the dark side of the medical profession. These doctors profess to be scientists but their protocols are thoroughly unscientific. They adhere to an ancient doctrine that disturbances of the mind have their foundation in the balance of bodily fluids. If anyone tells you that your sorrow is caused by a chemical imbalance, they are either a human sacrificer seeking to stab you in the back with a chemical dependency, or they are under the spell of such a charlatan.
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
What other forms of human sacrifice can we see going on around us?
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Date: 28/6/11 15:26 (UTC)You sound as though...
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Date: 29/6/11 15:23 (UTC)No need to...
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Date: 29/6/11 14:18 (UTC)wat
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Date: 28/6/11 16:47 (UTC)You are doomed....
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Date: 28/6/11 18:32 (UTC)In terms of the USA of the 21st Century, the horrible thing about modern war is that modern firepower makes war without civilian casualties an impossibility. It's why we need war for a damn good reason, some idea of victory, and also an idea of how to leave. Unfortunately Bush and Obama haven't exactly been good at any of those things.
good old days of Holy War ...
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Date: 28/6/11 18:51 (UTC)Good point.
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Date: 29/6/11 13:08 (UTC)Back in the day...
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Date: 28/6/11 18:56 (UTC)OilGreat Justice!Ah, yes...
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Date: 28/6/11 20:52 (UTC)Such is not always the case.
You bring to mind...
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Date: 30/6/11 00:43 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 29/6/11 14:19 (UTC)Let's not confuse the Four Humors Theory with actual Biochemistry.
Let's also not...
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Date: 30/6/11 17:21 (UTC)You disagree with that.
Just making that perfectly clear before I got fetch my box of leeches to get the bad blood out of your system.
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