3 ms·
> If any nation today had the ability to slaughter their enemies, they would. This is untrue. Most citizens don't have the stomach for total war or civilian ma
by dpark 10y ago
> If any nation today had the ability to slaughter their enemies, they would.
This is untrue. Most citizens don't have the stomach for total war or civilian massacre. It's not considered acceptable or moral by most people. There was no lack of ability constraining the US from carpet bombing everything habitable in Afghanistan after 9/11, but relatively few people were advocating for that.
- Spooky23 10y agoThey don't need to. Ancient people were no more or less moral than we are today. Only the people running the tribe matter, whether that be a bronze age war band or a modern army. The fact that only a few people advocated the bombing you described doesn't change the fact that bombs were dropped.
- dpark 10y agoIt matters when the leaders are elected.