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> all people All people. That's the point. All the people have two arms[0], legs, and eyes. Half the people are wearing big dresses, the other half are wearin
by pasabagi 5y ago
> all people
All people. That's the point. All the people have two arms[0], legs, and eyes. Half the people are wearing big dresses, the other half are wearing funny-shaped hats and tight white trousers. The alien anthropologist would assume, rightly, that the first sentence is just how people look, and the second is marking some important social distinction.
Since wars are fought over social distinctions, and their conduct is largely guided by social distinctions (who fights, etc), the most obvious distinctions would seem to be relevant.
[0]: except Nelson.
- bryanrasmussen 5y agohey, that guy with the one arm must be pretty important!