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ScipioAfricanus1911 on scored.co
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You are right, and I must admit the vitriol of my bloodlust is a result of years of absolutely nothing being done to balance the scales.
When we get to the point that these creatures are unceremoniously dispatched as a matter of course, I will be more than content to treat it as a necessary chore rather than losing myself in the slaughter.
Always appreciate your posts, and I know we both attempt to follow Stoic principles, though you are clearly doing a better job of living them than I.
Thanks, it's a matter of self control. I won't act like I haven't had similar reactions to various tragedies. The world is fucked and it's vert likely barbarism is in our future. But it's important to recognize and control passions so you don't become the animal you despise. It is a modernist liberal idea to conflate any capital punishment or mortal combat with sadistic bloodlust. They are two different things. And treatment of traitors is different than treatment of enemies, of course. But that is another conversation.
When we get to the point that these creatures are unceremoniously dispatched as a matter of course, I will be more than content to treat it as a necessary chore rather than losing myself in the slaughter.
Always appreciate your posts, and I know we both attempt to follow Stoic principles, though you are clearly doing a better job of living them than I.